Body of 25-year-old man recovered from well in Kano

The Kano State Fire Service has recovered the body of an unidentified young man, believed to have fallen into a well on Saturday.

Saminu Abdullahi, spokesperson for the Fire Service, confirmed the incident in a press release, stating, “Today, 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.”

According to Abdullahi, reports indicated that a lifeless body was spotted in a well located within an unfinished building at Kadama Bakin Titi, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano.

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“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,” he stated.

Abdullahi added, “The body was swollen, indicating that he must have been in the well for the last four days or thereabouts, according to local residents.”

The Fire Service team successfully removed the body and transferred it to ASP Sani Abdulhamid, DCO2 of the Kumbotso Police Division for further handling.