The Jigawa Police Command has confirmed the deaths of three children in a building collapse in the state’s Dutse Local Government Area.Â
DSP Lawan Shiisu, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Thursday.
Shiisu stated that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning in the Yakasai area of Jigawa Tsada village due to heavy rain.
“Today, at approximately 9:50 a.m., information was received from Jigawar Tsada village in Dutse LGA that on the same date, one building collapsed in the area due to heavy rain that lasted for an hour last night.”
“Three children, Farida Idi, six, Mariya Idi, three, and Bilkisu Yahya, one and a half, all from Yakasai in Jigawar, reportedly died on the spot before they could be rescued,” Shiisu said.
He explained that when police arrived on the scene, they evacuated the victims and rushed them to General Hospital, Dutse, where a Medical Doctor on duty certified them dead.
The PPRO also stated that the deceased’s remains had been released to their families for burial. (NAN)
