A 15-year-old boy simply identified as Ekine who was reported missing on Monday was found dead around the Mbudayia river in Rumuolumeni community in Obio/Akor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The remains of the teenager, who resides with his parents in Mile 2, a densely populated axis of Diobu in Port Harcourt was discovered on Thursday morning.
It was gathered that the parents of the deceased had reported a case of a missing person to the Police on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.
A source who pleaded anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the matter told our reporter that the late boy’s corpse was seen by a boat driver on Thursday when it floated on the river.
He added, “Nobody knows exactly what happened. It was the boat driver that spotted his body floating on the river.
The spokesperson River’s State Police confirmed that the parents of the teenager have buried their son near the river, adding that the parents of the deceased are not “interested in any case.
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