Two biological brothers have drowned in Asa River in Ilorin, Kwara State on New Year eve, IgbereTV reports.

The State Fire Service said that it recovered bodies of the boys, Damilare,12, and Kamaldeen,14, from the river located around ‘Laola Salasi Street Mubo area of Ilorin, at about 5 pm on Friday, December 31, 2021.

The incident happened at about 16:36hrs (04:36pm) after one Alhaji Eleja summoned the fire brigade to the scene.

Confirming the incident, the Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade Olumuyiwa in a statement signed by the Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle, said the victims were with their mates when they went swimming at the river.

"The Kwara State Fire Service has again evacuated two boys namely Damilare, 12 years old, and Kamaldeen, 14 years old, from Asa River, ‘Laola Salasi Street Mubo area, Ilorin, today, 31st of December, 2021," he stated.

"This horrible incident happened this evening at about 16:36hrs (4:36 pm) when one Alhaji Eleja suddenly summoned the Brigade to the scene of occurrence.

"However, it was so unfortunate that the two victims (Kamaldeen and Damilare) were recovered dead from the river by the firemen.

"The victims, who are from Ile-Laru compound, Sabo-line area, Ilorin, with their colleagues went swimming in the Asa-River before they eventually drowned in the river and we handed over their bodies to their biological father, Alhaji Jamiu, before leaving the scene of incidence." the statement reads.

The Director, Olumuyiwa urged citizens particularly parents and teachers to keep monitoring their children’s movement especially during this holiday period in order to avoid such terrible subsequent occurrence.

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and we handed over their bodies to their biological father, Alhaji Jamiu, before leaving the scene of incidence......
Extremely painful to receive the lifeless bodies of your offspring...
Burying your kids is like burying your future,may we not bury our future
Amen

Praying for God's divine protection over our future in Jesus name..

To lose a child is unimaginable not to mention two at the same time..May God comfort the bereaved family...

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It is well. May Good News surround us this year by God's grace. Amen

Sad

Gone too soon

What a bad way to start the new year, may God grant there soul rest.

So sad,, May God comfort their family

These kind of news could shatter a man forever


May God give the family grace to carry on in this trying times

While some are busy celebrating, death too is doing its job!

It can be anytime as no one is promised the next second!

May Allah preserve us upon good! And we seek Allah's forgiveness and mercy on our dead!

What a sad news to read this early morning

Never allow your children head to the river .........

R.I.P to the dead.




I first saw this news on 1st of january.


This year,any spirit of late news to nairaland front page be manipulated,castigated and rejected!

God, help us in life!!

BECAREFUL this year of will be tricky some how

That's bad..

Years ago, our neighbours 2 boys of similar age to these boys drowned in d river in Ilorin. Na their floating shoe we take know sef. Saddest day.

The river sef looks shallow n wetin those boys fine boys go do for that dirty water, I don't know. The woman barely allow them go outside. Same fire service Pulled them from the water.

Comparing both tragedies now, Could it be that that's how brothers die in d river every year in Ilorin that I didn't know of? I Left Ilorin at least a decade ago.

RIP

May their soul rest in perfect peace

This painful. May God console d parents

Oh so sad, may Allah comfort their Parents, and protect us from such calamity, Aamin

Wetin dey this kwara river sef...