The Enugu State Police Command is investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged drowning of three children in a well at Ezeama.
Ezeama is a village in Ohodo community in Igboetiti Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement yesterday in Enugu, police spokesman Ebere Amaraizu, a Superintendent of Police (SP), gave the names of the victims as: Chibenyi Ugwuda, Chinedu Ugwuda and Chukwunora Ugwuda.
Amaraizu said the children, who were below three years, got drowned at the weekend.
He said: “The command’s operatives have begun full scale investigations with a view to finding out how the death happened and the circumstances surrounding it.
“It was, however, gathered that the children had allegedly fallen into a well at Ezeama village of Ohodo community in Igboetiti Local Government Area, and died.
“Meanwhile, information revealed that the three dead bodies have been buried.