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55-year-old drowns in a well while trying to rescue his sheep

  Tragedy struck as a fifty-five-year-old man, identified as Abdulhamid Muhammad drowned after felling inside well while attempting to rescue his sheep from the well. The incident happened in Sha’iskawa village, Dambatta…

 

Tragedy struck as a fifty-five-year-old man, identified as Abdulhamid Muhammad drowned after felling inside well while attempting to rescue his sheep from the well.

The incident happened in Sha’iskawa village, Dambatta Local Government of Kano State when Muhammed was trying to rescue his sheep that fell in the same well.

The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Muhammed who confirmed the development to Vanguard on Tuesday, said the victim was rescued and rushed to the Dambatta General hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Muhammed said, “We received a distress call at about 04:37 am in our Dambatta Fire Station, from one Ummi Muhammad in Sha’iskawa village, Dambatta Local government area notifying us of the incident.

“Upon receiving the information, we dispatched our team who discovered that it was a 55-year-old man, Abdulhamid Muhammad who fell inside a well.

“The incident happened when he was trying to rescue his sheep that fell inside the well.

“We rescued the victim and took him to Dambatta general hospital. The victim was confirmed dead by the physician.

“We advise people to stop putting themselves in such dangers, to inform the brigade in case of any incidents,” Muhammed however stated. (Vanguard)‌

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Published August 26, 2020
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