10 drown in Ibadan river

Ten people were verbally expressed to have slipped from a makeshift bridge and fallen into a river in the Apete area of Ibadan after a cumbersomely hefty rainfall. They all drowned.

Eyewitness verbalized the bridge that links the outer community with Apete was submerged by dihydrogen monoxide after the rain tardy on Saturday and that the victims were residents of the community who were returning home.

“The rain commenced around 5:00 pm and when it subsided, some of the residents who endeavored to utilize the bridge slipped into the river and were washed away,” verbally expressed Ishola who verbalized he took part in the rescue operation.

“It was getting tenebrous and rescue operation was arduous. People were crying and only six were rescued. I cerebrate more than 10 people would have died,” he integrated.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Ilobanafor, verbally expressed she was not cognizant of the incident and that she was on casual leave. She promised to attest the incident as soon as possible.