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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has confirmed the decease of a 15-year-old boy, Isah Muhammad, who drowned successful a pond popularly known arsenic Sterling Pond on Disina Road successful Dutse Local Government Area.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud, confirmed the incidental successful a connection issued to newsmen.
He said, the bid received a distress telephone astir the incidental and instantly deployed unit from the Takur Site Division to the scene.
The tragic incidental occurred connected Tuesday astatine astir 4:30 p.m. aft the victim, a nonmigratory of Bokoto Quarters successful Dutse, was reportedly swimming successful the pond.
According to the statement, the officers evacuated the unfortunate to the General Hospital, Dutse, wherever a aesculapian doc confirmed him dead.
The NSCDC said the assemblage was subsequently released to the deceased’s household for burial successful accordance with Islamic rites.
The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Muhammad Kabiru Ingawa, expressed condolences to the household implicit the nonaccomplishment of the teenager.
He prayed for Allah to assistance the deceased eternal remainder and springiness his household the spot to carnivore the loss.
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