Nigerian Girl Drowns Inside Amukpe River In Delta, Friend Flees Scene

A young Nigerian girl, who was identified only as Maro has tragically drowned in a river in Amukpe Community, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, Daily Post reports.

It was learnt that she went with a friend to swim at the river when the ugly incident occurred.

It was also gathered that the friend she went with to swim ran away when she drowned.

Only the victim’s clothes and the USB of her phone charger were recovered. Her mobile phone was not seen.

A call was put across to her mobile phone, but the person who picked from the other end switched it off.

The body of the deceased has not been found, but her family members are still by the Amukpe river waiting to recover her corpse.

At the time of this report, the victim’s friend has been arrested to explain how the incident which led to the death of the deceased happened.

The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, is yet to pick phone calls as well as reply to a text message sent to him for confirmation.