Two children drown in Jos dam while trying to salvage friend’s shoe
Two children, Michael Nyam, eight years old, and Elijah Solomon, six years old, drowned at the dam in Rayfield Resort, Jos, Plateau while trying to recover their friend’s shoe on Saturday.
Gyang Pwol, a witness, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the children were both residents of the Rayfield community.
“They jumped into the deep water in the dam to rescue a shoe of their friend, unfortunately, the volume of water was too much.
“Before help could come, they got drowned,” he said.
Mr Pwol, who also confirmed that their remains had been buried, did not give further details.
However, ASP Ubah Ogaba, the police spokesman in Plateau, said the incident was not reported to the police.
(NAN)
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