Four teenage girls, who attempted swimming across a pond in Sakwaya village in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, have drowned.
Spokesman of the state Police Command, DSP Abdu Jinjiri, who confirmed the incident in an interview yesterday in Dutse, said the deceased were residents of Sakwaya village and gave their names as Sumayya Gadi, 7; Zuwaira Abdulhamidu, 12; Gaji Saidu, 12, and Ummi Saidu, 11.
He said the deceased drowned in the pond after they tried to swim on their way to fetch firewood in nearby Farantawa village of Albasu Local Government Area of Kano State.
Jinjiri said the incident was reported to the Police by the relatives of the victims around 1:30p.m. on Saturday, after they recovered their corpses.
He said the deceased were confirmed dead at a nearby hospital, stressing that the bodies have been buried according to Islamic rites.
He advised parents and guardians in the area to monitor their children and ward’s movement to avoid such tragedy.
The spokesman also urged the public to assist distressed persons during emergencies.
