According to reports an 18 year old boy Auwalu Ibrahim
drowned while taking his bath in a pond at Kwanar Ungogo in Kano metropolis.
Mr Saidu Mohammed, the spokesman of the Kano State Fire
Service, made the disclosure during an interview with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday.
“The incident happened on Wednesday evening when the
deceased went to take his bath with his two younger brothers due to the hot
weather in the city” says Mohammed
He added: “We received a distress call on Wednesday evening
from one Ashimu about 5:40 p.m. that a body was found floating on a pond”.
‘‘On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue
team and a vehicle to the scene at about 5:52 p.m.,’’ he said.
Mohammed said the deceased brothers rushed home to inform
their relatives of what happened.
‘‘Ibrahim was rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead
and his corpse was later handed to Sgt. Nasiru Mohammed, at Kurna Police
Division,’’ he said.
The spokesman advised members of the public to stop bathing
in ponds, especially individuals who cannot swim.
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