A boy drowns in canal while returning from church

A four-year-old boy has drowned in a canal on his way back from church at Awori Street, Dopemu, Agege in Lagos State, Nigeria.

“The deceased was swept away by the flood that accompanied the heavy rain,” according to reports.

“The deceased followed a neighbour to church as he was unable to go with him to their own church,” according to the deceased father.

“The lifeless body of the boy was recovered inside the gutter along the street,” reports said.

“The father of the boy applied to retrieve his corpse after it was recovered from the gutter for immediate burial and the corpse was released to him,” according to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin.

Benjamin Hundeyin sympathised with the parents of the boy, and however, advised parents to keep a close watch on their children especially those living along water channels to avoid any tragedy such as this.