Corpse of nine-year-old flood victim recovered

The body of Gbenga Gbadamosi, the nine-year-old boy said to have been swept away by flood in Oke-Ekoro, Sango area of Ogun State, has been found.

He was found dead on Wednesday afternoon, under a bridge in Ilo Awela, some distance away from where the water overpowered him.

According to the community leader, Emmanuel Keshiro, the youths in the area found his corpse around 4pm.

He said, “We intensified our search for his body last week Wednesday, a day after his sisters told us they saw him being swept away by the flood. After much effort, we found his body logged between tires under a bridge in Ilo Awela, where the water had taken him. He was dead.”

Keshiro said the community reported its discovery to the police and obtained a report in order to bury him.

Lawal Monsour, a resident who was part of the search party, said the youngster was buried same day, near the water at Toll Gate.

It was reported last week how young Gbadamosi fell into the canal after a heavy downpour in his area.

He was said to have attempted recovering his sibling slippers that had fallen into the water, when the tragedy happened.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the recovery of the corpse,  adding that the remains had been buried by the family.