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A
man has drowned inside a well in an Enugu State community, causing
quite a stir in the area as family and friends lament the occurrence.
The Enugu State Police Command on Sunday launched an investigation
into the circumstances surrounding the drowning of one Justus Oruka in a
well in Enugu, The Nation reports.
A statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, issued
in Enugu, said that the incident occurred at 10 a.m. on Sept. 21
Amaraizu said that the Homicide and Criminal Investigation
Departments were doing everything they could to unravel the cause of the
incident.
He noted that the victim, who lived at Uli Street, Ogui in Enugu,
got drowned in a well inside an uncompleted building located at Pocket
Layout in Nkpokiti in the state capital.
“People were seen gathered in their large numbers in Nkpokiti
axis of Enugu to see things for themselves, while expressing shock and
sorrow as they received the ugly information about a man that allegedly
got drowned in a well filled with water.
“It was gathered that the deceased, identified as Justus
Oruka, had allegedly got drowned in a well filled with water inside an
uncompleted building at Pocket Layout, Nkpokiti where the deceased is
said to be working as a house keeper.
“It was further gathered that when he was eventually recovered
from the well and rushed to Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre he was
confirmed dead by the doctor on duty,’’ he said.
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