The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, has confirmed the drowning of a 15-year-old boy, Sunusi Abubakar in a pond.
The command’s spokesperson, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Wednesday.
Tijjina said that Abubakar, a resident of Gabari village in Chamo district, drowned on Tuesday while swimming in a pond in the area.
He said that the deceased was discovered lifeless inside a pond locally referred to as “Mahayin gidan Toro”, located about 1.5 kilometers to the north of Gabari village.
“Prior to the discovery, the shoes and trousers of the deceased were seen abandoned by the river bank.
“And according to his father, the deceased went to swim in the pond at about 5p:m., but failed to return home.
“A search was immediately initiated by the community until the body was eventually discovered this morning,” he said.
