Akiama Community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State was thrown into mourning as a widow lost her two sons in a canal on Saturday, February 19.
The siblings, aged 10 and 7, were children of a widow, Mrs. Ogechukwu Thankgod, whose husband, a dealer in interior decoration materials, died about two years ago.
It was gathered that corpses of the two children were discovered lying on the mud after the river had ebbed.
The canal runs from the back of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) through the Akiama Road and empties into Akiama Creek.
According to reports, the culvert across the canal was reconstructed last year in order to contain the flooding causing erosion in the area.
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The Chairman of Bonny Local Government Area, Dame Hon Anengi Barasua AJP, on Sunday, February 20, paid a condolence visit to the family of the children at their residence in Akiama.
Dame Barasua, who was represented by her Chief-of-Staff, Comrade Austin Onu Pepple, expressed grief over the incident.
The widow, Mrs. Ogechukwu Thankgod, with representatives of Bonny LGA Chairman
She used the opportunity to call on community leaders around Bonny to show responsibility by ensuring restrictions are fortified around danger prone zones in their areas of influence.
The Bonny LGA boss noted that the loss of two children by a widow in one day and in such horrendous manner was a painful experience.
She prayed that the bereaved mother, Mrs Ogechukwu ThankGod would find peace to bounce back soonest.
