Siblings drown in Kwara river on New Year’s eve

“This horrible incident happened this (Friday) evening at about 16:36hrs (4:36pm), when one Alhaji Eleja suddenly summoned the Brigade to the scene of incident.

“However, it was unfortunate that the two victims (Kamaldeen and Damilare) were recovered dead from the river by the firemen.

“The victims, from Ile-laru compound, Sabo-Line area, Ilorin, went with their colleagues to swim in Asa-River before they eventually drowned in the river and we handed over their bodies to their biological father, Alhaji Jamiu, before leaving the scene of the incident.

“The Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade Olumuyiwa, urged citizens, particularly parents and teachers, to keep monitoring their children’s movement, especially during this holiday period, in order to avoid such terrible occurrences.”

The Nation