A ten-year-old boy, master Victor Joshua Asukwo of Primary School Holy Convent School, Calabar in Cross River State narrowly escaped death when he was swept away by flood.
AsUkwo, residing at Afokang by State Avenue was out in the rain with a tray containing ten bundles of brooms for sale when he attempted to cross a gutter along Ekpo Abasi by New Airport Junction but was swept away by the high current water in the gutter.
The victim, according to DAILY POST findings slipped off and felt into a gutter that has large volume of water with high current and was swept away. The tray and the brooms were equally swept away.
The victim was, however, rescued by some Good Samaritans residing in the area who sprang into action, jumped into the run water and brought the young Asukwo, who had drank some water out but almost death.
The victim was resuscitated by some medical personnel in the area, who gave him first aid treatment. An eyewitness, who gave his name as Offiong Okon, said Asukwo was unconscious and unable to explain what actually happened to him.
“He was almost at the point of death but some people around the environment came out and rendered first aid before he was taken to his guardians along Afonkang by State Avenue, also in Calabar South LGA,” he said.
When the victim regained his consciousness, he said “My name is Victor Joshua Asukuo. I am from Abak LGA in Akwa Ibom State. I am ten years old. I stayed with my aunty by name Aunty Mmaba, we stay along Afokang by state avenue street.
“I wanted to cross the gutter before I knew it, my legs slept off the pavement and I found myself floating inside the water and I lost my sense of reasoning. I couldn’t swim. I felt pains because of the small wounds that I got in the gutter. I am a pupil of Holy Child Convent primary school Calabar.
“I am in primary five. My Aunt’s name is Mmaba, the brooms, which had been swallowed by run on water, were seven bundles. A bundle is sold for N100 time seven bundles is equals to N700. I also lost my slippers and tray which I used to carry the seven bundles of broom. My Aunt gave me the broom to sell while she went to the market.
Reacting on the incident, the official of State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Mr Princewill Ayim expressed sadness on the incident “We don’t have powers to prevent children from playing or hawking in the rains,” Ayim said.
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