Nigerian Afrobeats singer Davido paid his tribute to Richard Okorogheye, the young student who was found dead inside a lake after going missing for many days.
The 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye, who had sickle cell disease and lives in London was reported missing after leaving the house in Ladbroke Grove on March 22.
His family and the police were not successful in finding him until his body was found in a lake a body in a pond in Epping Forest on Monday evening.
According to the Police, the death of the Oxford Brookes student has been labelled as ‘unexplained’ as the police believe no one was involved in his death.
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A post-mortem conducted also suggest there was no found evidence of physical trauma or assault as well and the police are yet to determine the cause of death.
Davido took to his official Twitter page to pay his tribute to the boy.
“RIP Richard Okorogheye…….. so so sad … My deepest condolences to his family.” He tweeted
RIP Richard Okorogheye ❤️🕊🙏🏾 so so sad … My deepest condolences to his family.
— Davido (@davido) April 8, 2021