Social media
is currently agog over the tragic passing of a Nigerian pastor and his two
children (a boy and a girl) in Spain on the eve of Christmas, 2019.
Identified as Gabriel Diya, the 52-year-old
pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, his 16-year-old son, Praise
Emmanuel and 9-year-old daughter, Comfort, drowned inside the swimming pool in
the Costa del Sol resort in Southern Spain on December 24.
The pastor
was on a family vacation with his wife and their children. Unfortunately, his
daughter Comfort got into difficulty while playing in one of the 21 swimming
pools in the resort, instantly Diya and his teenage son jumped in to try to
save her but also struggled in the water. Despite poolside attempts to
resuscitate them, all three died at the scene.
His wife,
Olubunmi, who was with them prayed fervently as CPR was performed on her
husband and children. Sadly, they were all confirmed dead by the doctors.
Post-mortem examinations carried out on Christmas Day confirmed death by
drowning.
After the
incident, police carried out an investigation and could find nothing wrong with
the pool’s filtration and pump system. The pool has since been reopened to the
public.
