25-year-old man d*es in Kano well

A 25-year-old man identified as Umar Kabir, died on Monday in a well at Gudantile Village, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State.

The spokesman for Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Kano.

“We received an emergency call from Gezawa Local Government fire station at about 02:20 p.m., from Aminu Ibrahim that a man fell inside a well.

“Kabir fell inside the well and got trapped.

“We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 3:15 p.m.

“However, the victim was brought out of the well already d*ad and his corpse was handed over to the Ward Head of Gezawa Local Government Area, Mallam Mustapha Gudantile.

“The cause of the incident was under investigation.”