43-year-old man dies while dredging well in Kwara
A 43-year-old man on Tuesday fell into a well and died in the Egbejila area, Ilorin in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The man, whose remains were recovered from the well by men of the Kwara State Fire Service, was identified as Abdulqadir Murtala of a compound opposite the Oniguguru compound, the Oko-Erin area, Ilorin.
Murtala believed to be a well digger, reportedly fell into a well where he was working behind Global Primary and Secondary School, Bayi Community in the Egbejila area.
The spokesman for the fire service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement, said, “The incident occurred this (Tuesday) morning around 10.30am and the Brigade was summoned through a telephone call by one Mr David, a resident of the area.
“However, firemen were able to recover the dead body from the well and later handed it over to one Mr Mohammed Abdulwasiu, a family member of the deceased.
“According to the report, the victim went to re-dredge a well and during the process of dredging, one of his legs slipped off the ground and he eventually tumbled into the well.”
Adekunle said the Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, expressed sadness over the incident and urged the public to be more careful in their day-to-day activities.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Kayode Oyin-Zubair Afeyin-Olukuta Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence David Oyerinola Adedunmoye Yusuf Abdulraheem Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria Yahaya Oloriegbe Fatai Olodo Ojuekun Sarumi Onikijipa Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Women Radio Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab Abdulrazaq Sanni Democracy Day Okoolowo Ilorin.Info Ayo Adeyemi Erin-ile Tunji Moronfoye Kwarareports.com Special Agro-Industrial Hub Dele Momodu Fatai Garuba Labaka Owu Fall Patience Jonathan Roseline Oni Aremu Aminu Adisa Logun Oko-Olowo SARS Wahab Olasupo Egbewole Alimi Abdulrazaq Oladimeji Thompson Umar Danladi Shero Suleiman Idris Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Abdul Jimoh Mohammed Kemi Adeosun Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Asa LGEA School Haleeman Salman Bello Oyedepo Sabitiyu Grillo Saadu Gbogbo Iwe Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade Kanu Agabi Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations Albert Ogunsola Ilorin Durbar Haliru Yahaya ASUU General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Adama Isa Old Oyo Ajuloopin Ajibola Ademola Julius Kehinde Baale Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency Abdulfatai Baakini Lola Olabayo Sobi Specialist Hospital Sidikat Akaje Budo Egba Senior Ibrahim Suleiman Kale Bayero General Hospital, Ilorin Yekini Adio Popo-Igbonna Ishola Abdullahi Olokoba Valsolar Elesie Of Esie Bolaji Nagode Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Taiwo Joseph Modibo Kawu

