Tragedy! Four teenage girls drown in Jigawa

There was an unfortunate event in Malkaderi village in Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State as four female teenagers drowned in a pond on Saturday morning.

The Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.

He said the tragic and devastating incident happened around 11 am when the five teenage girls went to swim in a pond in the village.

“In a tragic and devastating incident reported to the Command on September 28, 2024, at about 1530hrs, five teenagers, all female, went swimming in a pond at Malkaderi village, Gagarawa LGA, on the same date at about 1100hrs.

“But unfortunately, four of them namely; Saina’u Musa, 12; Fiddausi Ado, 11; Habiba Musa, 12;  and Bahijja Musa, 13, were found drowned and floating in the pond, while Sahura Audu, eight, was still struggling,” Adam said.

He said following receipt of the report, a team of police officers and divers rushed to the scene and launched a rescue operation.

“The victims were all evacuated from the pond and rushed to the Gagarawa Primary Health Centre.”