A girl simply identified as Maro on the afternoon of Sunday, 13 April, 2025 drowned in a river in Amukpe Community, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was learnt that she went with a friend to swim at the river when the sad incident occurred, just as it was also gathered that the friend she went with to swim ran away when she drowned.
Only the victim’s clothes and the USB of her phone charger were recovered. Her mobile phone was not seen.
A call was put across to her mobile phone, but the person who picked from the other end switched it off.
The body of the deceased has not been found, but her family members are still by the Amukpe river waiting to recover her corpse.
At the time of this report, the victim’s friend has been arrested to explain how the incident which led to the death of the deceased happened.
The Delta State Police Command has to comment on the sad development.
