Police confirm 8 dead in flood
The Niger state Police Commissioner, Alhaji Dibal Yakadi made this known to newsmen in Minna.
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The Police Commissioner, Alhaji Dibal Yakadi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday that two bodies of the victims had been recovered.
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Yakadi said that the deceased were washed away by flood from the heavy rain which occurred on Monday evening.
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He added that the search and rescue operation was ongoing to recover the remaining missing bodies.
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