Teenager, eight-year-old drown in Kano

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of an 18-year-old, Yusif Malam-Gwani, who drowned in an open water body at Bachirawa, Kwanar Madugu, in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state.

The Director of the service, Alhaji Sani Anas, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the agency, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Thursday in Kano.

He said, “We received a distress call from one Sulaiman Abdullahi-Tela on Thursday afternoon that Malam-Gwani had fallen into an open water.

“Upon receiving the report, a rescue team from the agency’s headquarters was immediately deployed to the scene.”

According to him, the victim was retrieved dead from the water and handed over to the ward head of Bachirawa Quarters, Jibrin Isah.

In a related incident, an eight-year-old boy, Abdussalam Ibrahim, reportedly fell into a well at Kofar Yamma, Karaye town, in Karaye Local Government Area.

Abdullahi said, “We received a distress call from one of our staff members, Murtala Magaji, about the incident on Thursday afternoon.

Upon receiving the report, a rescue team was immediately deployed to the scene.”

He said the child was also brought out dead and subsequently handed over to his father, Malam Musa-Mudi.

Abdullahi urged members of the public to take necessary safety precautions around open wells, open water sources and other hazardous areas, especially to protect children.

“The service expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased,” he said. (NAN)