The men of Abia State Fire Service and other security agencies have joined the search to rescue two residents of Aba who drowned inside an open gutter at Ukwu Mango, Faulks Road, Aba, on Sunday.
A good Samaritan who was trying to rescue a teenage girl from a gutter had on Sunday slipped into the gutter, before being swept away , alongside the girl.
Following the incident, residents of Faulks Road and other sympathisers in Aba launched a search to rescue the victims, but could not find them on Sunday.
Unfortunately, the search and rescue efforts could not yield any result, raising the fears that the victims may have been swept into the Aba River.
However, officials of the Abia State government, led by the Abia State Fire Service, joined the search on Monday, combing the waters in the gutters.
Also, personnel of the Nigerian Police Force arrived at the scene Monday morning to control the crowd.
At the time of this report, the victims had not been found , even as the rescue efforts were still ongoing.
When contacted by journalists, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Abia State Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka promised to get back to the press.
Fire Service, security agencies join search to rescue drowning man, teenager in Aba