15-year-old boy drowns in Jigawa pond

A 15-year-old boy, Sunusi Abubakar, has drowned in a pond in Jigawa State.

The spokesperson for the Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Tijjani disclosed that Abubakar, a resident of Gabari village in Chamo district, drowned on Tuesday while swimming in a pond in the area.

Tijjani said the teenager was discovered lifeless inside a pond locally referred to as “Mahayin gidan Toro”, located about 1.5 kilometers to the north of Gabari village.

The NSCDC spokesman noted: “Prior to the discovery, the shoes and trousers of the deceased were seen abandoned by the river bank.

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“And according to his father, the deceased went to swim in the pond at about 5 p.m., but failed to return home.

“A search was immediately initiated by the community until the body was eventually discovered this morning.”

Tijjani added that the body of the deceased, which showed no trace of injury, was handed over to his parents for burial.

He urged parents, guardians, and community leaders to warn children and youths against unsafe swimming practices in open water bodies in order to avert future occurrences.

The Star