Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of an 18-year-old, Yusif Malam-Gwani, who drowned in an open water at Bachirawa, Kwanar Madugu, in Ungogo Local Government Area.
The Director of the service, Sani Anas, made this known in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Thursday in Kano.
He says, “We received a distress call from one Sulaiman Abdullahi-Tela on Thursday afternoon that Malam-Gwani had fallen into an open water.
“Upon receiving the report, a rescue team from the agency’s Headquarters was immediately deployed to the scene,” Abdullahi said.
According to him, the victim was recovered lifeless from the water and handed over to the Ward Head of Bachirawa Quarters, Jibrin Isah.
In a related incident, an eight-year-old boy, Abdussalam Ibrahim, also lost his life after falling into a well at Kofar Yamma in Karaye town, Karaye Local Government Area.
Abdullahi said, “We received a distress call from one of our staff members, Murtala Magaji, about the incident on Thursday afternoon.
“Upon receiving the report, a rescue team wes immediately deployed to the scene.”
He explained that the boy was also brought out dead and later handed over to his father, Malam Musa-Mudi.
The spokesman urged residents to take necessary safety precautions around open wells, open water sources and other hazardous locations, particularly to safeguard children.
“The service expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased,” Abdullahi said.
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