Sodiq Rabiu
ABEOKUTA, NIgeria – A 32-year-old water driller, Amusan Olanrewaju, has lost his life while working inside a well in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ogun, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, at about 10 am, in Abule-Oko, in the Laderin area of Abeokuta, the state capital.
Olanrewaju had been hired by a resident to dig a well on their property, according to a local news outlet.
While the deceased was working inside the well, a bucket filled with sand, which was allegedly being pulled out of the well with a rope, reportedly fell on Olanrewaju’s head, instantly knocking him unconscious.
Despite the efforts of emergency responders who rushed to the scene to assist the well driller, Olanrewaju was confirmed dead by a doctor at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, after being rushed in for treatment, The Punch newspaper reported.
Ogun State Police Command’s spokeswoman Omolola Odutola, said in a Thursday statement: “A resident, identified only as Olayinka, who had hired Olanrewaju to dig a well at her home in Abule Oko, Laderin, received a distress call around 10:00 am informing her of an accident.
“The call revealed that Olanrewaju had been struck on the head by a bucket filled with sand, which was being lifted with a rope inside the well.
“Emergency responders swiftly arrived at the scene, and the victim was promptly taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Idi-Aba, where he was pronounced dead. At the family’s request, his body was subsequently released to them for a proper burial.”
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