Two girls drown in 2 Jigawa LGAs – NSCDC

The Nigeria Security and Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa has revealed that two teenage girls have drowned in Jigawa state.

The incidents occurred in Dutse and Kafin Hausa Local Government Areas of the state.

Adamu Shehu, the spokesperson of the NSCDC in the state, confirmed the incidents to newsmen in Dutse on Tuesday.

Shehu revealed that the deceased victims, Rabi Balarabe, 12, and Maimuna Hassan, 3, died on Monday and Sunday.

He narrated that the three-year-old fell into a river in the neighbourhood in Madobi village, on Monday.

“The horrible incident occurred when the young girl left home around 5p.m. to join her siblings to play outside, but did not return along with them.

“A search was launched within the neighbourhood for her whereabouts but yielded no results, until around 8:30 p.m. when a friend to her brother spotted her floating gown inside a water drain pit located few meters to her home.

“She was then brought out from the water and rushed to Dutse General hospital, but was pronounced dead by a medical practitioner,” he said.

The spokesperson also said that her dead body was later released to her parents for necessary burial.

He said the 13-year-old Balarabe became victim of the sad incident in Ashuran Makera village on Sunday.

“The said Rabi Balarabe went to wash her clothes with friends and upon completion, decided to take a bath which unfortunately resulted to her death.

“She was taken to Kafin Hausa General Hospital but was confirmed dead and later released to her parents for burial,” the spokesman said.

While sending condolence messages to the families of victims, the spokesperson told those constructing drain pits without covering them properly to stay away from doing so.

He has called on parents to watch over their children and informed them not to swim in rivers and ponds.