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.
Habeeb Saidu Kola Ologbondiyan Rihanat Ajia Gbenga Adebayo Saka Asiat Ayinke Shade Omoniyi Principal Private Secretary Rotimi Samuel Olujide Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Women Radio Yusuf Arowosaye Oluwole Dupe Offorjama Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman PPS Muhammed Danjuma Folorunsho Erubu Ishaq Salman Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa Abdulmumini Jawondo Abdulwahab Ololele Abdulwahab Oba Ayinde Oyepitan Ilorin International Airport Oja-Oba Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Isiaka AbdulRazaq Rapheal Ashaolu Kwara Consultative Forum Ayedun Sobi Musbau A. Akanji Kunle Suleiman Muritala Awodun Usman Rifun Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku Mohammed Yisa Toyin Sanusi Bamidele Adegoke Saliu Oluwole Amina El-Imam Biliaminu Aliu Government High School Adeta Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Lanre Aremu Razaq Ayobami Akanbi Read With Me Kwara Metro Park Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Wasiu Odewale Hakeem Idris Split Diamond Interchange Kwara Basketball Association Ganiyu Taofiq Jide Oyinloye Kwara Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Al-Hikmah University Olugbense Kwara State University Of Education Lanre Badmus UNILORIN Alumni Association Bola Shagaya Kwara TV Yemi Osinbajo Binta Sulyman Sheu Ndanusa Usman Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Rueben Parejo Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Aishat Mohammed Lawal Halimah Perogi Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Niyi Ogundiran Ubandoma Of Ilorin Alabere

