Zaria Floods: Mother, Child, and Motorcyclist Swept Away

Zaria Floods: Mother, Child, and Motorcyclist Swept Away
Jukun said the recovered corpse was identified as Yusuf Surajo, also known as Abba
Dangoma confirmed that the deceased sustained a head injury before being buried according to Islamic rites

At least three people have been swept away following a heavy downpour in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Eko Hot Blog reports that one body has so far been recovered, while several others remain missing.

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An eyewitness, Mustapha Badamasi, popularly known as Dan Bakano of Tudun Jukun, said the recovered corpse was identified as Yusuf Surajo, also known as Abba. Those still unaccounted for include a woman, Fatima Sani Danmarke, her three-year-old child, and a motorcyclist.

He explained that the incident happened along the main Gaskiya Road near a church in Tudun Jukun after floodwaters overran a large roadside drainage.

According to him, the motorcyclist was conveying the woman and her child when the bike struck the edge of the drainage. The woman reportedly slipped while attempting to cross on foot and was swept away with her baby and the rider.

“A good Samaritan who tried to rescue them also got carried away by the current,” Badamasi added.

Imam Mallam Musa Umar Al Mishawi, who led the funeral prayer for Surajo at Kwarin Dangoma, confirmed that the deceased sustained a head injury before being buried according to Islamic rites.

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