Sunday, June 23, 2024 –A 16-year-old boy simply identified as Dimeji, was reportedly swept away on Friday by a flood around St Anthony Secondary School, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode.
Dimeji who is an apprentice barber around
Awokoya, was said to have slipped into the flooded canal by accident, believing
he was stepping on the plank that was normally used to cross over.
The deceased had recently celebrated his
completion of secondary education at the Ansar-u-Deen Secondary School, Ijebu
Ode.
A viral video accompanied by a condolence
message on Saturday showed how the corpse of the young boy was retrieved from
the gully.
The message reads: “With a heavy heart, we
share the sorrowful news of a young life lost to the devastating erosion in
Ijebu Ode this evening.
“The victim, an apprentice barber at
Awokoya, has been confirmed to be a non-student. Our thoughts are with his
loved ones, including his mother, who sells “fufu” at the same location.
“May his soul rest in peace, and may his
family find comfort in this difficult time.”
An anonymous source said: “Yes, what you saw
in the video is true, the boy, Dimeji actually slipped into the canal. What
happened was that he escorted his friend to take a motorcycle, while the friend
sat on the bike and went away he erroneously put his leg in the water thinking
that he was stepping on the plank and that was how he was swept away.”
When contacted to speak on the incident, the
spokesperson of Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, said she was not
aware of the incident.
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