Matthew Onocheta
IBADAN – The body of a 45-year-old man has been recovered from a well in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Ibadan, fire service said on Sunday.
The Oyo State Fire Service received a distress call about the incident on Friday at 2:11 p.m through a telephone call from one Yusuf, the agency’s General Manager Yemi Akinyinka said in a Sunday statement, noting that firefighters responded by rushing to the scene of the incident at First Women Estate in Akala area of Ibadan.
“On getting there, it was discovered that a man was trapped inside the well while working beneath,’’ the fire service boss said.
He, however, said the corpse of the 45-year-old man was recovered from inside the well and handed over to his relatives.
Akinyinka said that personnel of the Amotekun Corps from Oluyole Command led by one Akanbi Kabiru were also at the scene of the incident to give a helping hand.
In another development, the general manager said his personnel also responded to a fire incident at Salim Complex , Alafia Estate, in Akobo area of Ibadan on Saturday.
He said the incident, which was caused by electricity surge, affected one of a twin two-bedroom flat in the estate.
Akinyinka said that fire fighters swiftly curtailed the fire from spreading to other parts of the building with no casualty recorded.
He advised members of the public to always switch off and unplug electrical appliances when not in use.
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