Tag: Drowning
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Navy rescues 99 passengers from drowning
The Nigerian Navy troops have rescued 99 passengers from drowning, following a boat accident at the Bukuma River in Degema Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers. Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt,
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13-year-old boy drowns in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed the death of a 13-year-old boy, Zaiyana Garba, who drowned in an opened water in Auyo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Thursday. Shiisu said the deceased, a resident of…
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Businessman drowns in hotel pool while ‘catching fun with female companion’
The Police Command in Anambra has identified the man who drowned in a hotel pool in Onitsha as 42-year old Izuchukwu Achusim, a businessman, who allegedly went to catch fun with a female companion. Spokesman of the command, SP Haruna Mohammed said the victim, who was rushed to a nearby hospital, was later certified dead…