Teenager dies in well in Kano

The Kano State Fire Service on Monday confirmed that a 15-year-old died in a well in Fagge LGA of the state.

The Fire Service Spokesman, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano.

He said the accident happened on Monday evening at No. 295 Gwagwarwa Quarters in the council area.

Mohammed told NAN that though the fire service responded to a distress call, firemen could only retrieve the body of the teenaget from the well.

“We received a distress call from one Mai’unguwa Yakubu at 5:37p.m., that a boy had fallen into a well.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at 5:48p.m.,” he said.

The official said that how the teenager died was being investigated.

“He was found dead and his corpse was handed over to the police,’’ the spokesman said. (NAN)