The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa State has recovered the remains of two men from a pond in Birninkudu Local Government Area of the state.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Badaruddeen Tijjani, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday morning in Dutse, the state capital.

Tijjani said the deceased, identified as Abubakar Alhaji, 20, and Abubakar Abdullahi, 25, drowned while crossing the pond on their way to a market in Waza village.

Tijani said: “The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday, at about 1100hrs.

“The NSCDC Divisional Officer, Birninkudu, CSC Muhammad Garba, confirmed that the unit received a distress call from some members of the community at around 1130hrs.

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”Our men were deployed to the area and rushed the divisional disaster management officers for a rescue mission.

“With the assistance of the people in the community, the were able to recover the bodies of the two victims after about 48 minutes of search and rescue mission.

“We have handed over the remains to their families, and they have since been buried according to Islamic rates.”

The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Muhammad Danjuma, commiserated with the families of the deceased and encouraged parents to look after their wards especially in the rainy season because ponds and rivers have over-flooded.

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