Tears as 20-year-old Airforce cadet who died in Abia hotel swimming pool is buried
Mourners on Saturday wailed and clung to one another at the Okwuta Ibeku community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, where late 20-year-old Cadet Airforce Officer, Emmanuel Onyeomereneche, who died in a hotel swimming pool, was buried.
Onyeomereneche, who was said to have a few months to graduate from the National Defence Academy, had come to the facility with friends when he decided to swim at the facility’s swimming pool when the incident happened.
The young officer, on April 9, 2024, drowned at 6:37 pm in the pool and was recovered nearly three hours later, at 9:58 pm, due to a delayed and challenging rescue effort.
The state’s Police Command also confirmed the incident.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, said on Friday that “the attention of CPS was called to it, and investigation is ongoing.”
Information has it that the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia, and the Navy formation in the state are also aware of the incident.
However, the wailers are calling for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death while demanding justice and accountability.
