An 18-month-old boy died over the weekend in Yenagoa Bayelsa state.
The boy identified as Excel reportedly drowned in a drainage on Customs Road in Biogbolo area of Yenagoa on Saturday around 1pm after a heavy rainfall of over 5 hours.
According to residents, the boy’s mother left him in the care of a neighbour and travelled to her village in Edo state to prepare for her dad’s burial while the boy drowned.
He was said to be playing with his elder brother when the incident occurred.