A man and his teenage daughter have died after falling into a well in Yancibi Village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
It was gathered that the duo lost their lives when the teenage girl accidentally fell into the well and her father reportedly entered the well in an attempt to rescue her but also became trapped.
The State’s Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, ACFO Saminu Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the Tsanyawa Fire Service Office received a distress call on the evening of Monday, July 21, reporting that Abubakar Abdullahi and his 15-year-old daughter, Fiddausi Abubakar, had fallen into the well.
It stated that firefighters from the Tsanyawa branch immediately responded and attempted to rescue the victims but were unable to complete the operation due to darkness and difficult conditions at the scene.
It added that an emergency rescue team from the fire service headquarters was deployed early Tuesday to support the operation.
“Our rescue team successfully recovered the victims from the well. They were brought out unconscious and were later confirmed dead,” the statement said.
The statement disclosed that the bodies were handed over to the Village Head of Yancibi, Shamsu Sani.
It expressed condolences to the bereaved family and urged residents to avoid entering wells without proper rescue equipment and trained emergency personnel.
