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13-Year-Old Boy Found Dead After Drowning In Kano pond While Bathing

A 13-year-old boy, Dayyabu Salisu, was found dead after drowning while bathing in a pond at Mariri Yankatsari village in the Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State.

The spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Mr. Saidu Mohammed disclosed this in Kano during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

Mohammed said that the incident happened in the morning when the deceased went to take his bath. He said:

“We received a distress call from one Malam Saminu Sani at about 10:43 a.m. that Salisu’s body was found floating in a pond.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 10:55 a.m.

“Salisu was found dead and his corpse was later handed over to his father, Malam Salisu Abdullahi.’’

The spokesman advised parents to prevail on their children and wards to stay away from water bodies to prevent harm coming to them.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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