Posted by Samuel on Wed 14th Aug, 2024 - tori.ng
The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Dutse.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State has retrieved the bodies of two men from a pond in the Birninkudu Local Government Area.
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 alongside weee and rushed the divisional disaster management officers for a rescue mission.
“With the assistance of the people in the community, the were able to recover the bodies of the two victims after about 48 minutes of search and rescue mission,” Tijjani said.
He added that the remains have been taken to Waza health facility.