45-year-old man d!es inside well in Ibadan

The Oyo State Fire Service on Sunday said it recovered the body of a 45-year-old man from a well at First Women Estate in Akala area of Ibadan.

The General Manager of the Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, February 2. 

Akinyinka said personnel of the service received a distress call about the incident on Friday at 2:11 p.m. through a telephone call from one Mr Yusuf.

According to him, fire fighters responded to the distress call by rushing to the scene of the incident.

“On getting there, it was discovered that a man was trapped inside the well while working beneath,” he said.

He, however, said the corpse of the 45-year-old man was recovered from inside the well and handed over to his relatives.

Akinyinka said that personnel of the Amotekun Corps from Oluyole Command led by one Akanbi Kabiru were also at the scene of the incident to give a helping hand.