AWKA, NIGERIA– The Nigerian Police in Anambra have rescued seven schoolchildren and 2 adults from drowning after their school bus got stuck in a flood occasioned by heavy rainfall on Tuesday. Nevertheless, one schoolchild was stated missing out on after the event.
The incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, when the schoolchildren and grownups were caught in the flood while taking a trip along Nibo– Isiagu Road in Awka, Anambra State.
The Anambra State Cops Command representative, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a press release, said its Safe School Operatives, working with worried members of the community, promptly mobilised to the scene after getting info about the event and rescued the 9 victims to security.
The release said that after the rescue operation, one kid involved in the event stayed unaccounted for, prompting the police to trigger a continual search and rescue operation in the area.
Ikenga stated the operation is being carried out in collaboration with community members and appropriate stakeholders to discover the missing out on kid.
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He stated: “The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has actually directed that the search operation be sustained and expanded.
“He also appealed to residents, particularly those living or operating around the impacted path, to offer the cops and other reacting agencies with any info that might help in locating the missing kid.
“The command urges moms and dads, guardians, school authorities and vehicle drivers to work out severe care around flooded roadways, bridges and waterways, particularly during periods of heavy rainfall.
“Parents and guardians are advised to ensure that kids do not attempt to cross flooded or otherwise hazardous routes.
“The command remains dedicated to protecting schoolchildren and would continue to enhance cooperation with communities and appropriate firms under the Safe School Initiative to avoid preventable death during emergency situations.”
In a video shared by Edugist, the footage demonstrates how workers of the force used a long threefold bathrobe as a means to rescue these students and the grownups included.