Kano: Father, son drown in well
A 60-year-old man, Malam Bala and his son, Sunusi Bala, 35, have died in a well.
They drowned in a well at Sabon Garin Bauchi, in Wudil local government area of Kano.
A statement from the spokesperson for the Kano fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, said on Wednesday that the incident occurred on Tuesday morning.
“We received an emergency call from Wudil fire station at about 11:30 a.m. from one Isma’ila Idris that two men had been trapped inside a well,” Mr Abdullahi explained. ”We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 11:33 a.m. A father and his son were called to drain a well, they had successfully drained it.”
He further stated that “the son went back into the well to clear it when he was trapped and suffocated.”
Then, “his father went after him to rescue him.”
“He also got trapped and suffocated due to the lack of oxygen inside the well,” added the fire service spokesman.
Mr Abdullahi disclosed that the victims were brought out of the well unconscious and later confirmed dead and that their corpses were handed over to a police officer, Felix Gowok of Wudil model police station.
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