Corpse of 47-year-old man swept away by flood recovered in Ilorin
The corpse of a 47-year-old man who was swept away by flood on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital has been recovered on Wednesday.
The unidentified man was swept away by torrential water during a severe downpour on Monday evening, according to the spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle in a statement in Ilorin on Wednesday.
“The unidentified man, approximately 47 years old, tragically lost his life as he was swept away by the torrential water and recovered dead today 27th September, 2023.
“This morning at about 09:11 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service received a distress call from one Mr Saheed and promptly arrived at the scene of the incident.
“With their dedicated efforts, they successfully recovered the man's lifeless body from the turbulent water, which had come to rest at the Oloje Bridge adjacent G' Division Police Station, Oloje, Ilorin.
“In a formal and compassionate handover, the Kwara State Fire Service transferred the recovered body to Mr. Saka Abdulkareem, the Environmental Officer of Ilorin West Local Government,” the statement added.
The Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, expressed sadness over the incident and urged the general public to be more careful in their day-to-day activities and desist from any movement from one place to another during any downpour.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Mohammed Abdulahi Olatunji Ayeni Sun Qing Rong Olufolake Abdulrazaq Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria Neuropsychiatric Hospital Magaji Erubu Shuaib Boni Aliyu Abdulfatai Ahmed Federal Allocation MMWG Bisi Oyeleke Valsolar Consortium Centre For Digital Economy Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf AGILE Programme Ado Ibrahim Tafida Kale Belgore Wahab Abayawo GRA Deji Ajani Abubakar Abdullahi Bata SDP Bond Nigerian Medical Association Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Post-utme Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye Razaq Ayobami Akanbi Kwara Metro Park Ekweremadu Orisun Igbomina Hamidu Olowo Kumbi Titilope Yoonus Lawal GGDSS Pakata Oke-Ero Aisha Ahman-Pategi Al-Ilory Adekunle David Dunmade Agboola Babatunde Ilorin West Chief Of Staff Ojuekun Isau Azeez Salawu Ojuekun Sarumi Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq AbdulGaniyu Kareem Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations Damilola Yusuf Adelodun Yusuf Lanre Badmus Dairo Kunle Paul BIR Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Abubakar Suleiman Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan The Herald Ibrahim Labaika Tunde Yusuf Donatus Ejidike Nigeria Computer Society Olatunji Moronfoye Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir Owu Fall Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen Yekeen Alabi Awodun Oke-Ode Taofik Abiodun Ahmed Unilorin Aliyu Muhammed Kwara Restoration Project Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Budo-Egba Ghali Muhammed

