12year old Drowns watching Movement of flood in a canal after a Heavy Downpour in Lagos

A 12-year-old pupil, Kehinde Popoola, has drowned in a canal in the Orilowo Ejigbo area of Lagos State.
It was gathered the pupil was running an errand on Tuesday when she stopped to watch the movement of flood in a canal after a downpour in the area.
Popoola who lost balance fell into the canal while watching the surge and was swept away.
It was gathered that an elderly man in the community, who witnessed the incident, quickly jumped into the canal with the hope of saving her but quickly  abandoned the rescue effort after hitting his head against a concrete iron and almost drowned.
It was learnt that as of 5.20pm on Wednesday, the remains of the victim had yet to be recovered from the canal.
An official of the Lagos State Fire Service said that although the incident happened around 2pm on Tuesday, the service was not informed until Wednesday.

He said,
“The incident happened around 2pm on Tuesday. She was sent on an errand to buy the food that she would eat.
“When she got to the canal, she stood there, watching the surge. In the process of doing that, she lost her balance and fell into the canal.
“An elderly man tried to rescue her. But when he discovered that it might involve his life, he had to leave her. She was swept away.”

The family, who became aware after hearing the noise around the canal, met a crowd of people at the scene of the incident.
They were said to have sought the support of some local rescue men, who entered the murky water.
A source said,

“They invited eight Hausa men to look for her. But they did not find her.”