{"id":1552,"date":"2026-10-26T19:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/police-confirm-man-teenager-swept-away-by-flood-in-aba\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:30:48","slug":"police-confirm-man-teenager-swept-away-by-flood-in-aba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/police-confirm-man-teenager-swept-away-by-flood-in-aba\/","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm man, teenager swept away by flood in Aba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Police-confirm-man-teenager-swept-away-by-flood-in-Aba.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Police confirm man, teenager swept away by flood in Aba\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Police-confirm-man-teenager-swept-away-by-flood-in-Aba.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Abia-map-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Steve Oko<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abia State Police Command has confirmed that a man who attempted to rescue a teenage girl from a water-filled ditch at Faulks Road, Aba, was swept away alongside the girl during Sunday\u2019s downpour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this while responding to Vanguard inquiries, confirming that the incident occurred around the popular Ukwu Mango area of the commercial city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinaka said the tragedy happened near an ongoing construction site where an uncovered ditch had filled with rainwater.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to her, the teenage girl was passing through the area when she reportedly hit a stone and fell into the ditch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An adult who witnessed the incident reportedly plunged into the water in an attempt to rescue her, but both were swept away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately, we have not been able to see them. The police are aware, and the matter has been reported. Efforts are in place to see how they can be rescued,\u201d Chinaka said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She confirmed that the two victims had yet to be found as search efforts continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked whether the construction company responsible for the site would face possible charges over negligence, the police spokesperson said investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tragedy has raised concerns about the safety of construction sites during heavy rainfall, particularly where excavations and drainage channels are left uncovered and become submerged in floodwater.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aba\u2019s flat terrain makes parts of the commercial city vulnerable to flooding during heavy downpours, increasing the risks posed by waterlogged roads, open drains and excavations.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/10\/police-confirm-man-teenager-swept-away-by-flood-in-aba\/\">Police confirm man, teenager swept away by flood in Aba<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Steve Oko Abia State Police Command has confirmed that a man who attempted to rescue a teenage girl from a water-filled ditch at Faulks Road, Aba, was swept away&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}