A teenage boy has reportedly drowned while swimming in a river in Gbagyi Villa suburb of Kaduna metropolis.

An evangelist, Tim Shi, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday, December 12, said the deceased and other children came from Ungwan Yelwa, Television area of Kaduna, to swim in the river.

“A just concluded secondary school boy just got drown in a small river here at gwagyi villa bridge and is confirmed to have seized breathing. The kids are reported to have come from ungwan Yelwa, Television Kaduna, to take their bath in the small river. Parents take hold of your kids. Know the whereabouts of your children. This is sad.” he wrote.