Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- One of the pupils who were trapped by flood in Anambra State has been found dead.

The Chairman of the Awka South Local Government Area of the state, Chinedu Okafor, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

The six-year-old male pupil, Success Ezenwafor, was the only one who went missing after police rescued nine others during flood disasters on Tuesday along Nibo-Isiagu Road in Awka, the state capital.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the police in Anambra State said they continued searching for the missing pupil after the initial rescue.

Mr Okafor, who personally participated in the initial rescue operation, expressed sadness over the loss and commiserated with the family of the deceased child.

He prayed f...