Teenage boys drown in Jigawa pond

• AGENCY REPORT/Eje peter

Two teenage boys who attempted swimming in a pond in Gantsa village of Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State have drowned.

The spokesman of the state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Adamu Shehu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Dutse.

Shehu said the incident occurred on Thursday at 6 pm.

The spokesman, who gave the names the deceased as Yusuf Adamu, 6, and Umar Ibrahim, 4, said they were confirmed dead by a doctor after they were taken to the hospital for medical attention.

He, therefore, advised parents and guardians in the state to monitor the movement of their children and wards in order to avoid such tragedy.

(TEVB)