The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed a drowning incident in Malkaderi village, Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, where four teenage girls drowned in a pond while swimming.
According to DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, Police Public Relations Officer, the command swiftly responded to the incident with a rescue operation, evacuating the victims to Gagarawa Primary Health Care, where four were pronounced dead.
The police warned the general public to avoid swimming in ponds, rivers, and streams during the rainy season due to increased water volumes.
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The victims, identified as Saina’u Musa 12 yeas old, Fiddausi Ado, 11, Habiba Musa, 12, and Bahijja Musa, 13, were among five friends who went swimming in the pond.
The PPRO disclosed that an eight-year-old, Sahura Audu, was rescued, hospitalized, and later discharged.
The Jigawa state…