At least five people, including two children, have lost their lives in three separate incidents reported in different parts of Kano State.
The first tragedy occurred in Badume Kanawa Village, Bichi Local Government Area, where three men died while attempting to re-dig a well. According to the spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, the disaster happened when the rope used to support one of the workers inside the well suddenly snapped.
The victim inside the well, 65-year-old Sa’idu Gada, became trapped after the rope failed. His son, 20-year-old Sani Isyaku, entered the well to rescue him, but also became stuck. A third man, 60-year-old Yakubu Abdullahi, attempted another rescue but suffered the same fate. Fire service personnel later recovered all three men unconscious; they were pronounced dead shortly after and handed over to the police in Bichi.
In a separate incident in Danbatta Local Government Area, a 10-year-old boy, Hassan Iliyasu Haruna, died after accidentally falling into a well.
The third occurrence was reported in Nassarawa Local Government Area at Badawa Layin Day, where a fire outbreak on December 4 claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl. Emergency responders found a section of a residential building engulfed in flames. The child, who was trapped inside, was pulled out unconscious but did not survive.
The Director of the Fire Service, Sani Anas, called on residents to avoid entering wells during rescue attempts, stressing that such actions often endanger additional lives.
