The corpse of a 45-year-old man (name withheld) has been recovered inside a deep well and subsequently handed over to his relatives at First Women Estate, Alao-Akala Way in Oluyole Local Government Area on Sunday.
The deceased was reportedly fixing a faulty submersible pump machine when the incident occurred.
The incident has been confirmed by the management of the Oyo State Fire Services.
The General Manager of the Agency, Revd Akinyemi Akinyinka, stated that the victim’s body has been recovered and handed over to his relatives.
Akinyinka said personnel of the service received a distress call about the incident on Friday at 2:11 p.m. through a telephone call from one Mr Yusuf.
According to him, firefighters responded to the distress call by rushing to the scene of the incident.
“On getting there, it was discovered that a man was trapped inside the well while working beneath,” he said.
He, however, mentioned that the body of the 45-year-old man was recovered from the well and handed over to his relatives.
Akinyinka added that personnel of the Amotekun Corps from Oluyole Command, led by one Akanbi Kabiru, were also at the scene of the incident to provide assistance.
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