Missing teenagers found dead in Ogun river

Two teenagers, identified as Malik Abdulganiyu and Hawal Akande, were found dead in a river at Edudu Baale, Idi-Oke community, Igbesa, Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

PUNCH Online gathered that the victims, who had been reported missing on August 28, 2024, were found dead, their bodies floating in a nearby river on Friday.

The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Online in the early hours of Saturday.

15-year-old Abdulganiyu and 13-year-old Akande reportedly left their home on Olaigbe Street in Egudu Baale on Wednesday morning to go to work at the Salvation Army, located within the same community.

Odutola Omolola said, “On August 8, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the mothers of Abdulganiyu and Akande, aged 15 and 13, respectively, reported that their children had not returned home from work on Thursday.

“The corpses were discovered floating in a river not far from their home. Police detectives visited the scene and conducted a thorough examination of the bodies, but found no signs of an attack.

“The bereaved family demanded the release of the corpses, arguing that they wanted to bury them according to Islamic rites.”

A March 2024 report by PUNCH Online described a similar incident in which Sunday Ogah, a fun seeker and visitor from Benue State, drowned in the Eyinwa River, located in the Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Ogah, who had reportedly accompanied his friend Abayomi to the community, went to the river for some recreation but was later found floating in the water