Three lives lost in separate well mishaps in Kano

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of three persons who drowned inside separate wells incidents on Friday.

A statement by spokesman of the fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incidents to newsmen in a statement on Friday.

Abdullahi said the first incident involved an unidentified man in Semegu in Kumbotso Local Government Area.

According to him: “We received an emergency call from Hafizu Garba-Saminu at about 07:06 a.m that a man had drowned in a well and we immediately sent our rescue team to the scene.”

He said the man’s corpse was brought out of the well and handed over to the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of Panshekara Police Division, Salisu Salihu, for further investigation.

He added: “In another development, a 32 year old woman, Maimuna Shitu along with her 18 month old son, Harisu Muntari who suffer from mental illness fell inside well in Madarin Taba village, Warawa Local Government.”

Abdullahi said the service received an emergency call from a man, Buhari Sa’idu, at about 9:40am that a woman and her son had drowned in a well.

He said: “We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene and  both victims were brought out of the well.”

He said the deceased bodies were handed over to the Ward Head, Yusuf Surajo, and the victim’s husband, Muhammad Shitu.

Abdullahi said the cause of incidents are currently under investigation.

He appealed to residents, particularly parents and guardians, to ensure that wells are properly covered in order to prevent such incidents.