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Tragedy struck in Osogbo on Friday as a 15-year-old boy drowned in Osun river while going to farm.
Sympathisers and passersby could not hold back tears as they sobbed uncontrollably when the body of the deceased was recovered from the river.
The parents of the boy have not been located at the time of filling this reports. The incident was reported to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and at its Osogbo Divisional Headquarters.
The Public Relations Officers of the Osun State Command of NSCDC, Mr Wale Born-Natural confirmed the incident. He said the operatives of the NSCDC evacuated the remains of the boy from the river.
Wale said NSCDC was making efforts to locate the parents of the boy. He advised parents to always monitor their wards and keep them away from danger.