Kano fire service retrieves lifeless body from well

The Kano State Fire Service retrieved the lifeless body of an unidentified man who fell into a well on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

Spokesperson for the state fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a press release.

On Saturday, 2nd November 2024, at approximately 16:15 hours, the central control room of the department received a call for emergency assistance from the DPO of Kwalli Police Division.”

“The control room reported that a lifeless body had been sighted in a well at an uncompleted building located at Kadama Bakin Titi in Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano.

“Our team arrived at the scene of the incident at approximately 16:40 hours and noticed some dried blood stains around the well. When the rescue team peered into the well, they discovered the decomposing body of a man, approximately 25 years old, whose identity remains unknown, and who was unfamiliar to residents in the area.”

Abdullahi stated that body was swollen, indicating that the deceased must have been in the well for the last four days or thereabouts, according to local residents.

He said the rescue team subsequently removed the lifeless body from the well and handed it over to ASP Sani Abdulhamid, DCO2 of Kumbotso Police Division.