Firefighters from Kano Fire Service on Tuesday recovered the lifeless body of an unidentified 45-year-old man from a well at Babawa village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.
Confirming the tragedy, via a press statement made available to TheNigerian Metro on Wednesday by the spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, said: “Today, being Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at about 12:59 hrs, the state fire service control room received an emergency call from a police officer, ASP Kabiru Lawan of Gezawa Police Division.”
He informed the control room about the incident at Babawa Village in Gezawa Local Government Area.
“Emergency rescue team from the state headquarters were mobilised to the scene of the incident, arrived at 13:25 hrs and found a man of about 45 years old, whose identity is unknown to anyone within the vicinity.
“Also, the community leaders and residents of the area confirmed that they did not know anything about him, but he was found in a well unconscious.
“However, our rescue team attempted to pull him out from the well but he was later confirmed dead by the community due to prolonged physical exhaustion in the well.”
He said the victim was handed over to ASP Kabiru Lawan of Gezawa Police Division for further action.
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