The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, has confirmed the drowning of a 15-year-old boy, Sunusi Abubakar, in a pond. Tijjani said that Abubakar, a resident of Gabari village in Chamo district, drowned on Tuesday while swimming in a pond in the area. SPONSOR ADHe said that the deceased was discovered lifeless inside a pond locally referred to as “Mahayin gidan Toro”, located about 1.5 kilometers to the north of Gabari village. (NAN)“Prior to the discovery, the shoes and trousers of the deceased were seen abandoned by the pond bank. The Jigawa NSCDC image maker added that the body of the deceased, which showed no trace of injury, was handed over to his parents for burial.