A 52 year old man identified as Alaba Ayeni has been found dead inside a domestic well in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
The Kwara State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Hassan Adekunle.
Adekunle said firefighters recovered Ayeni’s body from a well located beside Lamp Bearers Islamic School off Asa-Dam Road in Ilorin.
He said the service received a distress call about the incident and arrived at the scene around 8:42am before starting the recovery operation.
“Our firefighters commenced a recovery operation and successfully recovered the body of the deceased, identified as Alaba Ayeni, aged 52,” he said.
The agency said it was not yet clear how Ayeni ended up inside the well, noting that children in the area found him and raised alarm.
“According to information gathered during the operation, children in the community discovered that the man was inside the domestic well and immediately reported the situation to elders in the vicinity,” the statement added.
It also said the well is close to the deceased’s house. The body was later handed over to the police for further action.
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