The Kano Fire Service Command has confirmed the death of five youths who died while digging sand at Kauyen Yan Lami of Bichi Local Government Area of the state.
Confirming the incident, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, said the young men died while digging sand to be used in building a house for their friend who is about to get married.
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“When our men arrived at the place of the incident, they were already dead inside the place they were digging the sand.
“The victims are one 22-year-old Alasan Abdulhamid, Muhammad Sulaiman, 35, Dauda Nasir, 25, Jibrin Musa, 30 and Jafaru Abdulwahabu also 30 years old.”
He added that the command had handed over the corpse of the victims to the district head of Yan Lami for burial.
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