From Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki
Two Siblings in Ebonyi State, Emmanuel and Christopher Chiaha have reportedly drowned at Ndibe Beach, Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state.
The two brothers, The Nation gathered, had left their house around 3p.m.on the to jog but didn’t return.
When they did not return after several hours, the community organised a search party made up of family members, relatives, well-wishers and friends. But they could not locate the boys.
Their bodies were later discovered floating on the river.
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The circumstances surrounding their deaths remained a mystery.
Police spokesperson Odah Loveth confirmed the incident.
She said it was a case of sudden and unnatural death.
Odah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said police were investigating the matter.
She said, “Yes, on 2nd of February, Afikpo North Division reported that at about 10.30, one Chiaha Augustine Madabuchi reported a case of sudden and unnatural death where two of his sons Chiaha Emmanuel Chigozie, 17 years old, and Chiaha Christopher Madabuchi, 13 years old, got drowned where they allegedly went to swim at Ndibe Beach Afkikpo about 3 pm after leaving the house on the pretence that they were going to jog.
“Police visited the beach, and their bodies were photographed and deposited at the mortuary.”
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