A 10-year-old boy, Obinna Okoro, has been confirmed de.ad after drowning in a flood along Liasu Road, Idimu in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State
The incident occurred during the downpour witnessed in the state on Sunday.
It was gathered that the late Okoro and his younger sister were trekking on a walkway close to the Juba Alaro end of the road while returning from church.
Unfortunately, he was said to have slipped and fallen into an open space on the walkway, causing the flood in the drainage to sweep him away in the process.
An eyewitness, Morishade Ishola, told Punch correspondent on Thursday that the walkway was already covered by water when they were both walking on it.
According to her, the younger sister immediately raised the alarm after she could not find her brother.
It was also gathered that the late Obinna’s remains were found on Tuesday after an intensive search for his body.
His father, Jonathan, disclosed this when Punch correspondent visited the home of the deceased.
Jonathan, who was in a pensive mood, said, “I and some residents went in search of him after the incident. We traced the drainage channel towards the canal and from there connected from one street to another. This went on till Tuesday before I later got a call that a corpse was found around the Egbe bridge area. I quickly rushed there and found out that he was the one.”
He added that the late Obinna was buried the same day.
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