Four girls who attempted swimming across a pond in Sakwaya village in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State have drowned. The spokesman of the state Police command, DSP Abdu Jinjiri, on Sunday in Dutse said that the deceased were residents of Sakwaya village of Dutse local government area. He 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. He said the deceased were confirmed dead at a nearby hospital stressing that the Corpses have been buried according to Islamic rites.

Source: Punch January 07, 2018 12:22 UTC