13-YEAR OLD DROWNED BY RAIN WATER IN A GUTTER IN KADUNA
The situation is causing worries among friends, relatives and neighbours, who have thronged the family residence and Kudan Street, the location she was last seen. The spot where she was reportedly drowned, became an instant tourist attraction as people wondered how a gutter could sweep away a teenager. The gutter, said to have been constructed by the Nigeria Railway Corporation, flows from Sabon Tasha from where it connects to Gbagyi Villa, before emptying into a River at Karatudu, Romi.
Mrs. Ifeoma Eze, mother of the victim was traumatized by the unfortunate incident and could barely utter a word, but after much persuasion from relatives, she painstakingly gave out the age of her daughter and a recent photograph.
“The incident happened at about past 5pm Monday when the rain was falling,” she informed.
Mrs. Eze said Ogechukwu was born on July 17, 2004 and was a JSS 3 student.
The mother of the girl, who is a business woman, appealed for help from all over in ensuring that her daughter was found.
On how the girl fell into the gutter, some neighbours around the vicinity who did not disclose their identities said that Ogechukwu went out to empty refuse into the drainage when the rains were falling, so that they can be washed away.
“She emptied the first one, went back and came back to empty the second one before she was swept into the water. A boy that was around there was said to have attempted to to grab her hand and pull her out but the current of the water was too strong,” a source informed.
When the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Kaduna State, ASP Aliyu, was contacted for comments, all Press correspondents were directed to the DPO Sabon Tasha Division.
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