Two kids, 65-year-old man die after falling inside well in Kano

‎Two kids lost their lives on Thursday in Kano after falling into an open well in two separate incidents.

A 65-year-old man equally died after falling inside a well in the city, also on Thursday. ‎

It was gathered that the separate incidents occurred at Kwagar, Kanawa, in the Gezerwa Local Government Area and Sabuwar Unguwa, in the Rano Local Government Area of Kano state.‎

The state Fire Service said a distress call was received through Police Gerzawa Division in Kwagar Kanawa, Gerzawa Local Government Area at 8: 00 m.

“Officers of the Service, who subsequently arrived at the scene, discovered that it was the body of a nine-year-old girl, identified as Aisha Musa, that fell into a well. She was rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead,” a statement from the spokesman of for the Service, Mallam Saidu Muhammad‎, said.

The statement disclosed that the girl’s remains were later handed over to the Village head, Alhaji Abubakar Usman of Kwagar Kanawa Village.

Also, in a related development, the Fire Service spokesman confirmed that a 65-year-old man, Isah Amadu Kamilu, equally fell into a well and lost his life, at Sabuwar Unguwa in Rano.

According to him, the body has been handed over to his brother, Mallam Amadu Kamilu, of Rano Local Government Area for burial.

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