In the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, a portion of the Nibo–Isiagu Road was flooded, leaving a school child missing and the police are still searching for the kid.
After significant rains in several areas of the state on Monday and Tuesday, nine people—seven youngsters and two adults—were rescued from the flooded highway.
The victims were caught in the water while travelling along the route early on Tuesday morning.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, revealed that the rescue effort was executed by the command’s Safe School Operatives in cooperation with members of the impacted community.
He claims that after learning about the situation, the operatives quickly mobilised to the area and were able to transport two adults and seven pupils to safety.
However, Ikenga stated that as of Tuesday, one additional youngster engaged in the incident was still missing, which led the command to initiate ongoing search and rescue efforts.
He stated that the search would go on until the missing youngster was located and that it was being carried out in cooperation with community members and pertinent stakeholders.
“The Anambra State Police Command, through its Safe School Operatives, in collaboration with concerned members of the community, has rescued nine persons following a flood incident along the Nibo–Isiagu Road, Awka,” the statement said in part.
“A few adults and school children were caught in the water while going along the impacted road in the early hours of today, September 22, 2026.
One other child engaged in the incident is still missing, though. As a result, the command has initiated ongoing search and rescue efforts in the impacted region.
Nnanna Ama, the state commissioner of police, gave the order to continue and broaden the search until the missing youngster was found.
Additionally, Ama urged locals, especially those who live or work along the impacted route, to give the police and other responding organisations any information that would help in the search.
During times of heavy rains, the CP advised parents, guardians, school officials, and drivers to drive extremely carefully around flooded roads, bridges, and waterways.
In particular, he counselled parents and guardians to make sure kids didn’t try to traverse flooded or otherwise hazardous areas.
In order to prevent needless deaths during emergencies, the command stated that it would keep enhancing cooperation with communities and other agencies under the Safe School Initiative.
