A 45-year-old man and his teenage daughter have died after falling into an abandoned dry well in Yancibi Village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Northwest Nigeria.
The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, ACFO Saminu Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the Tsanyawa Fire Service Office received a distress call on the evening of Monday, July 21, reporting that Abubakar Abdullahi and his 15-year-old daughter, Fiddausi Abubakar, had fallen into the well.
The statement said firefighters from the Tsanyawa branch immediately responded and attempted to rescue the victims but were unable to complete the operation due to darkness and difficult conditions at the scene.
It added that an emergency rescue team from the fire service headquarters was deployed early Tuesday to support the operation.
“Our rescue team successfully recovered the victims from the well. They were brought out unconscious and were later confirmed dead,” the statement said.
The Fire Service said the bodies were handed over to the Village Head of Yancibi, Shamsu Sani.
PUNCH Metro learnt that preliminary findings indicated that the teenage girl accidentally fell into the well, while her father reportedly entered the well in an attempt to rescue her but also became trapped.
“The girl accidentally fell into the well. Her father attempted to rescue her but was unable to escape, resulting in the tragic loss of both lives,” the statement added.
The Fire Service expressed condolences to the bereaved family and urged residents to avoid entering wells without proper rescue equipment and trained emergency personnel.
Source: Punch
