The Police Command in Enugu State said it had commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged drowning of three children in a well at Ezeama.
Ezeama is a village in Ohodo community in Igboetiti Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amaraizu, made this known in a statement he signed on Thursday in Enugu.
He gave the names of the victims as: Chibenyi Ugwuda, Chinedu Ugwuda and Chukwunora Ugwuda.
Amaraizu said that the children, who were less than three years, got drowned during the weekend.
He said: “The command’s operatives have commenced full scale investigations with a view to finding out how their death was bought about and circumstances surrounding it.
“It was, however, gathered that the children had allegedly fallen into a well at Ezeama village of Ohodo community in Igboetiti Local Government Area, and died.
“Meanwhile, information gathered revealed that the three dead bodies have been buried.’’
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