The Kwara State Fire Service discovered a 49-year-old man’s body identified as Fasasi Azeez who reportedly died while trying to rescue his 17-year-old son, Kaleed, from a well at Gaa Jongbo, Maselu village in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The State Fire Service’s Spokesman, Hassan Adekunle, who disclosed this in a statement, noting that the event occurred at about 04:11 p.m., on Thursday and the brigade was alerted via an exchange phone call by One Alhaji Taiye Gbadamosi, who lives in the neighborhood.
It was gathered that Afeez and his son of Gaa Jangbo, Igbonna Road Offa, Kwara State, fell into a well, while the man was discovered dead, the son was saved alive.
It was learnt that the 17-year-old boy was drawing water from the well when his leg slipped and fell into the well.
Afeez, in a bid to save his son of Gaa Jangbo, Igbonna Road Offa, Kwara State, fell into a well, while the man was discovered dead, the son was saved
The statement read, “Today, Thursday 22nd February 2024, a man of about 49-year-old called Mr Fasasi Afeez, his son, Kaleed Afeez, of Gaa Jangbo, Igbonna Road, Offa, Offa Local Government Area Kwara State, fell into a domestic well and we recovered the father dead while we were able to rescue the son alive at New Maselu Village, Offa.
“The terrible incident occurred this evening at about 04:11 pm (16:11hrs) and the Brigade was summoned through an exchange telephone call by One Alhaji Taiye Gadamosi living in that neighbourhood.
“However, firemen were able to recover the man dead from the well and later handed the corpse over to one of the family members of the deceased.
“According to the report, the victim boy went to fetch water from a domestic well and during the process of fetching water one of his legs suddenly slipped off the ground and eventually tumbled down into the well.
“Before the arrival of fire service, his father trying to rescue the victim in the process, his legs suddenly slipped off the ground and eventually tumbled down into the well too.”
Adekunle explained that the Director of Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, expressed sadness over the incident and urged the public to be more careful in their day-to-day activities.
Falade equally enjoined members of the public to stop sending their under-aged children to fetch water from domestic well in their locality.
