Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a 12-year-old boy, Sadiq Isah who drowned in a pond at Jingibawa village, Minjibir local government area of the State.
The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Saminu Abdullahi who confirmed the incident, noted that the agency’s control room received a distress call at 10:25 am on Friday.
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He said that on arrival, the rescue team succeeded in retrieving the boy unconscious who accidentally fell into a pond during local swimming.
The public relations officer said the body had been handed over to the Village Head of Jingibawa, Alhaji Magaji Abdullahi after being confirmed dead by health officials.
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Similarly, a 20 year old man had also lost his life, in an open water at Ruwan Mubi Kofar Nasarawa, Kano municipal local government area.
Abdullahi pointed out that, one Ibrahim Nura reported a drowning incident to the State Fire Service on Thursday at 4:19 pm.
He explained that a rescue team was quickly mobilized where they evacuated and conveyed the body to Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Specialist hospital.
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He explained that investigation had since commenced so as to unravel the identity of the man and the mystery behind the unfortunate incident.
He called on the public to contact the State Fire Service, for any useful information about the unknown victim.
