No fewer than three children have been confirmed dead in a building collapsed on Thursday in Jigawa State‘s Dutse Local Government Area, following a heavy rain, the police learnt.
Lawan Adam, the Jigawa police spokesperson, said the building at Jigawar Tsarki Community collapsed due to heavy rain that lasted several hours on Wednesday night.
The victims were identified as Farida Idris, six, Mariya Idris, three, and Bilkisu Yahya, one year and six months old, all of ‘Yakasai Jigawar Tsada’ village in the Dutse council area.
According to police, the victims died on the spot before they could be rescued.
“Upon receipt of the report, detectives moved to the scene, evacuated their remaining and rushed to General Hospital Dutse.
“On arrival, the Medical Doctor on duty certified them dead. Corpses were photographed and released to their relatives for burial according to Islamic rite.
“The Commissioner of Police, Jigawa State Police Command, Aliyu Tafida, condole with the parent, family and relatives and pray to Almighty Allah to give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, the police statement said.
The incident occurred after the deaths of four women and a seven-month-old baby in a boat accident in the state’s Guri Local Government Area.
Torrential rains have caused flash flooding in Jigawa, submerging many houses and bridges and displacing many people.
