{"id":35464,"date":"2020-10-15T10:03:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T10:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35464"},"modified":"2020-10-15T10:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T10:03:11","slug":"police-officers-children-drown-in-akwa-ibom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=35464","title":{"rendered":"Police officers children drown in Akwa Ibom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/man-drowns.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Akwa Ibom police command said on Wednesday three children of police officers had drowned in a barrack in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The command\u2019s spokesman, Odiko Macdon, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the children drowned in a pool located in the Eket police barrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described the incident as \u201cpainful and shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macdon said: \u201cThe deceased persons were children of two serving police inspectors in Eket division. We commiserate with the families, it is indeed painful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe understand that the pool of water is used for erosion control, it is more painful because this is preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/policemen-kill-six-suspected-armed-robbers-in-akwa-ibom\/\">policemen<\/a>&nbsp;residing in barracks to be more vigilant to avoid tragic incidents, saying \u201cwe should keep an eye on the welfare of our family members. They are the reason we work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Akwa Ibom police command said on Wednesday three children of police officers had drowned in a barrack in the state. The command\u2019s spokesman, Odiko Macdon, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the children drowned in a pool located in the Eket police barrack. 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