Siblings Drown In Osun River On New Year Day

There was confusion in the Oke Ijetu area of
Osogbo , Osun State , on New Year Day after
two kids of the same parents drowned in
River Osun .

Punch gathered that the kids were playing football close to the river when their ball was played into the river .

An eyewitness, who put the age of the two
children between 11 and 15 , said the younger child went into the river to retrieve the football but did not come out .

The older child was also said to have
subsequently entered the river with the aim
of saving his brother , but got drowned in the process.

A third child , it was gathered , also went into the river, but was rescued after his screams attracted some passersby.

The passersby were said to have stretched a
bamboo pole to the third kid inside the river and he was brought out .

The corpses of the two first kids were said to have been taken to a general hospital in the Asubiaro area of Osogbo , while the third child was also said to have been taken to another hospital for treatment .

The Police Public Relations Officer in the
state , Mrs . Folasade Odoro , when contacted ,confirmed the Ney Year Day incident.

The PPRO said, “ The police are aware of the
incident . The bodies of the kids have been
recovered and deposited in a mortuary .
Autopsy will be carried out to ascertain the
real cause of their death . 

Punch