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A 10-year-old boy, Madu Shuaibu, on Friday drowned in a river while swimming in Hidayu, Auyo Local Government Area of Jigawa.
The Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Muhammad Gidado, told newsmen in Dutse that the incident occurred in Hidayu village at about 10 p.m.
Gidado said that the deceased got drowned when he went to swim in the river along with three other friends.
He explained that the death of the boy was reported by the other three boys, who ran into the village crying and shouting that Modu had drowned in the river.
The commandant said that NSCDC officials and residents of the area rushed to the scene, adding that it took the rescue team two hours to find and bring out the corpse.
"It took our men and other residents in the area two hours to bring out the corpse,” he said.
He said that the remains of the boy had since been buried according to Islamic rites.
Gidado advised parents and guardians in the area to be vigilant on their children and wards in order to forestall re-occurrence of such tragedy.
The Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Muhammad Gidado, told newsmen in Dutse that the incident occurred in Hidayu village at about 10 p.m.
Gidado said that the deceased got drowned when he went to swim in the river along with three other friends.
He explained that the death of the boy was reported by the other three boys, who ran into the village crying and shouting that Modu had drowned in the river.
The commandant said that NSCDC officials and residents of the area rushed to the scene, adding that it took the rescue team two hours to find and bring out the corpse.
"It took our men and other residents in the area two hours to bring out the corpse,” he said.
He said that the remains of the boy had since been buried according to Islamic rites.
Gidado advised parents and guardians in the area to be vigilant on their children and wards in order to forestall re-occurrence of such tragedy.