Four World Bank officials have drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State, South-West Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting.

Egbe Dam is the biggest of the six dams in the state.

Folasade Akinrinmola, the chairman of the council and the state police command confirmed the incident to journalists on Thursday.

Mr. 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.

She said the team commenced work on Tuesday night from a section of the dam and that the incident happened when they moved to the other section on Wednesday.

She said the traditional ruler of Egbe notified her of the incident.

"We immediately mobilised 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."

READ MORE: http://www.petmaxflame.com/2016/08/world-bank-officials-drown-in-nigeria.html

Rip to them

RIP