Man recovered dead from domestic well in Kwara

A yet-to-be-identified man has been recovered dead from a domestic well at a suburb of Ilorin, Kwara state capital, on Sunday. 

Tribune Online gathered that the deceased was about 38 years old and was found already drowned inside the domestic well. 

It was also gathered that residents of Aliara Street at Majeasurawa area of the state capital alerted men of the state Fire Service of the incident at about 08:23 am. 

According to the Head of Media and Publicity of the state Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, he said that the service has commenced an investigation to ascertain the cause of the incident.

“On Sunday, August 4, 2024, at approximately 08:23 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service was summoned to a rescue operation at Aliara Street, Manjasurawa Area, Ilorin.

“An unidentified man, estimated to be about 38 years old, was found drowned in a domestic well. The firemen promptly commenced their rescue operation and recovered the man dead. His body was handed over to DCO Olatunji of the Nigeria Police Force, Ganmo Division.

“An investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the incident”.

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