The males of Abia State Fire Service and different security agencies have joined the search to rescue two residents of Aba who drowned inside an open gutter at Ukwu Mango, Faulks Road, Aba, on Sunday.
Samaritan who was making an attempt to rescue a teenage woman from a gutter had on Sunday slipped into the gutter, earlier than being swept away , alongside the woman.
Following the incident, residents of Faulks Road and different sympathisers in Aba launched a search to rescue the victims, however couldn’t discover them on Sunday.
Unfortunately, the search and rescue efforts couldn’t yield any end result, elevating the fears that the victims could have been swept into the Aba River.
However, officers of the Abia State authorities, led by the Abia State Fire Service, joined the search on Monday, combing the waters in the gutters.
Also, personnel of the Nigerian Police Force arrived on the scene Monday morning to management the group.
At the time of this report, the victims had not been discovered , even because the rescue efforts had been nonetheless ongoing.
When contacted by journalists, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Abia State Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka promised to get again to the press.
