Father Of Six-Year-Old Who Died In Lagos School Building Collapse says ''My Son Asked Me To Pray For Him Before He Left Home''

Mr Abdulfatah Ayoola while fighting back tears, narrated how his six year old child, Fawad, asked him to pray for him just before going to school that unfortunate morning.

In his words;

“He woke up late for school. After taking his breakfast, he requested for money but I told him there’s no need for money since he has his lunch with him. Then he said, ‘daddy, pray for me  before I go’, and I did exactly as he requested. He walked to school which is just few metres from the house.

I don’t think I can sleep tonight. My late son and I did almost everything together; we ate together, prayed together, spent time discussing. I was introducing him to life because he was my eldest child,”

According to him, he planned enrolling Fawad in another school but did not go ahead with the plan because his late son was rounding off his primary education.

Fawad has been buried at the Ikoyi cemetery in accordance with Islamic rites.