Corpse of missing 3-year-old boy recovered from well

 

The Kano State Fire Service has recovered the body of a three-year-old boy, Abdura’uf Badamasi, who was earlier declared missing in Wangara Village, Tofa Local Government Area of the state.

The Director of the service, Sani Anas, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Kano and signed by the service’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi.

According to the statement, the service received a distress call on Friday morning concerning the disappearance of the child.

He said, “We received a distress call from one Dan Asabe Rabiu on Friday morning at about 7:50 a.m reporting the disappearance of Badamasi.

“Upon receiving the report, a rescue team from the agency’s headquarters was immediately deployed to the scene.

“On arrival, it was gathered that Badamasi, had been missing since Thursday evening, with his parents suspecting that he might have fallen into a well.”

Abdullahi explained that firefighters immediately commenced a rescue operation and entered the well, where the child was found unconscious. He was later confirmed dead.

The body was subsequently handed over to the Ward Head of Wangara Village for burial.

He said, “The Kano State Fire Service expresses deep condolences to the bereaved family and urges the residents to cover open wells and take adequate measures around other hazardous areas, particularly to safeguard children.”