Three kids drown in deserted Delta fish pond

Three kids aged six, eight and 12 reportedly drowned in an deserted fish pond in Saniko Community, Agbarha-Otor, in Delta State’s Ughelli North Local Government Area.

The kids have been recognized as Great Anthony Ikpera, six; Goodluck Anthony Ikpera, eight; and Vwegba Jite Ikpera, 12. They belonged to the Ikpera household from close by Awirhe Community. Their dad and mom reported them lacking on Saturday, prompting a search that continued into Sunday, October 11.

Agbarha Youth Council President Rufus Ovotu and a member of the family, who requested anonymity, stated the kids have been discovered within the pond on Sunday morning. The pond is beside a flowing stream behind the neighborhood. The circumstances by which the kids entered the water haven’t been independently established. According to the sources, their our bodies have been recovered and buried beside the stream.

Residents and sympathisers have visited the bereaved household to supply condolences. Ovotu urged dad and mom to watch their kids’s actions and forestall them from approaching streams and different probably harmful water our bodies, notably whereas water ranges stay excessive.