The lads of Abia State Hearth Carrier and different safety businesses have joined the hunt to rescue two citizens of Aba who drowned inside of an open gutter at Ukwu Mango, Faulks Street, Aba, on Sunday.
A excellent Samaritan who was once seeking to rescue a teenage woman from a gutter had on Sunday slipped into the gutter, ahead of being swept away , along the woman.
Following the incident, citizens of Faulks Street and different sympathisers in Aba introduced a seek to rescue the sufferers, however may now not in finding them on Sunday.
Sadly, the hunt and rescue efforts may now not yield any consequence, elevating the fears that the sufferers could have been swept into the Aba River.
On the other hand, officers of the Abia State executive, led via the Abia State Hearth Carrier, joined the hunt on Monday, combing the waters within the gutters.
Additionally, body of workers of the Nigerian Police Pressure arrived on the scene Monday morning to regulate the gang.
On the time of this record, the sufferers had now not been discovered , even because the rescue efforts had been nonetheless ongoing.
When contacted via newshounds, the Police Public Family members Officer, PPRO, of the Abia State Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka promised to get again to the click.