Flood claims two school pupils in Ondo

THE three-day heavy downpour which resulted
in flood in Akure, the Ondo state capital have
claimed the lives of two Primary School pupils. Police in the state said that the two boys
Adebori Timilehin (5) and Olugbenga Martins(6)
are cousins and were returning from school
when the flood swept them away and were
drowned. Their bodies were discovered by men of the
State Fire Brigade after three days of intensive
search inside the Elegbin river.



Findings showed that they reside with their
Grandmother at No 14 Familusi street, Akure. This is coming on the heels of Save Our Soul
(SOS) by the state government to the
Ecological Department of the presidency over
the menace of flood across the state. Environment Commissioner Sola Ebiseni during
an inspection of the havoc wrecked by the
rainfall in Ondo town said government had at
various times made representations to the
ecological funds department of the presidency
over the funding of its environmental related projects. Meanwhile, the Police Image Maker Wole
Ogodo said that the proprietress of Newlife
Academy, Idanre road, Akure Mrs Bola Olufemi
reported that two pupils of her school have
been swept away by the flood. It was
discovered that the pupils were rushing home because of the rain only to be swept away by
the flood occasioned by the heavy downpour. However the Police Image Maker said
detectives are investigating the incident to
know if the death of the pupils was as a result
of the negligence of the school authorities.