Crimes

Man dies in Kano well

A 37-year-old man, Umar Ayuba, has died in a well at Kawon Maigari in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.

The spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that it occurred on Tuesday evening.

Abdullahi said Ayuba was asked to help retrieve some women’s wrappers that fell inside a well, adding that the victim got suffocated inside due to the lack of oxygen.

He said: “We received an emergency call at about 5:20 p.m. from one Mamuda Abdallah, who said that a man had been trapped inside a well.

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“We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 5:32 p.m.

“He was brought out of the well unconscious and handed over to Inspector Adamu Sani of Hotoro Police Division.”

The Kano State Fire Service spokesman added that Ayuba was rushed to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital in Kano but was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital by a doctor on duty.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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