Three children drown in fish pond in Delta

Three children person drowned successful an abandoned food pond successful Delta State.

The victims, who were from the aforesaid extended Saniko household successful Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, were identified arsenic Great Anthony Ikpera, 6; Goodluck Anthony Ikpera, 8; and Vwegba Jite Ikpera, 12. They were each members of the Ikpera household of Awirhe Community successful Agbarha-Otor.

The incidental has thrown the assemblage into mourning, with sympathisers visiting the bereaved families to connection condolences.

Their disappearance prompted an contiguous hunt by household members and residents, but archetypal efforts to find them proved unsuccessful.

The hunt ended successful calamity erstwhile their lifeless bodies were discovered floating successful an abandoned food pond adjacent a flowing watercourse down the community.

The incidental has near residents of Agbarha-Otor devastated arsenic the families mourn the nonaccomplishment of the 3 children.

According to the President of the Agbarha Youth Council (AYC), Coach Rufus Ovotu, and a household subordinate who spoke connected information of anonymity, the children were reported missing connected Saturday, October 10, 2026.

It was suspected that the children mightiness person gone to the pond to aquatics earlier the incidental occurred.

The bodies were subsequen...