By Gbenga Ajayi, Reporting
The incident happened at about 4:36p.m Nigerian time when the two boys, Damilare, aged 12 and Kamaldeen, aged 14, went on a swimming expenditure.
Stonix News reports that Asa River is located in Mubo area of Ilorin.
The Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade Olumuyiwa, who confirmed the tragedy, however, regretted that the boys couldn’t be retrieved alive.
He said the remains of the boys were recovered by some fishermen in the area.
“It was so unfortunate that the two victims (Kamaldeen and Damilare) were recovered dead from the river by the firemen,” he noted.
Reports say the victims hailed from Ile-laru compound, Sabo-line area Ilorin.
They were with their mates when they went on a swimming expenditure at Asa-River before they eventually drowned.
“We handed over their corpses to their biological father, Alhaji Jamiu before leaving the scene of incidence,” Olumuyiwa further hinted.
Prince Olumuyiwa has, however, urged citizens, particularly parents and teachers, to keep an eye on their children’s movements to avoid a recurrence.
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