The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says it recovered the remains of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Dutse.
Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20 and Abubakar Abdullahi, 25, drowned while crossing the pond on their way to a market in Waza village.
“The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday, at about 1100hrs.
“The NSCDC Divisional Officer, Birninkudu, CSC Muhammad Garba confirmed that the unit received a distress call from some members of the community at around 1130hrs.
”Our men were deployed to the area…for a rescue mission.
“With the assistance of the people in the community, they were able to recover the bodies of the two victims after about 48 minutes of search and rescue mission,” Tijjani said.
He explained that the remains have been taken to Waza health facility.
“We have handed over the remains to their families and they have since been buried according to Islamic rites,” he said. (NAN)
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