A fifteen year old boy simply identified as Ekine and resident of Mile 2 Diobu who was reported missing on Monday August 7,2023 was found dead around Mbudayia River in Rumulomeni,Obio/Akor Local Government Area on Thursday 10,August,2023, we learnt.
We gathered that the parents of the deceased teenager had reported a case of missing person to the Police on Tuesday, 8,August,2023.
A source privy to the incident told our reporter that the corpse of the teenage boy was seen by a boat driver on Thursday when it floated on the River.
We learnt that the parents of the teenager were informed and upon arrival of the scene they discovered it is their missing son.
Responding to an enquiry by our reporter, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko confirmed the incident.
She said the parents of the teenager has buried their Son as they said they were not interested in any case.