Breaking News: Four World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam

Four World Bank officials had been
reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe
Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of
Ekiti State.
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Egbe Dam is the biggest of the six dams
in the state.
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Folasade Akinrinmola, the Chairman of
the council, and the state police
command confirmed this development to
newsmen on Thursday.

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Akinrinmola said the incident, which
occurred on Wednesday night, involved
a team of seven contractors employed
by the World Bank on an assessment
mission to the dam.
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She said the team had commenced work
on Tuesday night from a section of the
dam and moving to the other section
when the incident happened on
Wednesday.
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She said the traditional ruler of Egbe
notified her of the incident.
Akinrimola said: “We immediately
mobilized a rescue team and an
ambulance and in the process, those
wearing life jackets were rescued.
“The rescued people were the ones who
told us that others were in the water.
“The bodies of those that had drowned
were later retrieved by the local
fishermen.
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“One of the dead victims was said to be
the son of the leader of the team who
providentially escaped unhurt.
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“We believe that they came to Ekiti
based on some of the proposals we had
written on the dam on how it can be put
to use.
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“We believe that the World Bank has
started work on the dam based on their
findings.”
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The council boss, who described the
incident as sad and unfortunate, added
that the bodies of the dead had since
been deposited at the mortuary in Ode-
Ekiti, the headquarters of the council
area.
DSP Alberto Adeyemi, the Police Public
Relations Officer of the Ekiti State Police
Command, also confirmed the
development.
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Adeyemi said: “It is true that the boat
transporting the team capsized, four of
them died while three survived.”