An 18-year-old girl named Waliyah fell into a household well in Kwara state’s Ilorin West Local Government Area.
The Kwara Fire Service has now recovered her body.
The terrible tragedy occurred at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Ilorin’s Ile-Olodo Ita Merin-Alore neighbourhood.
According to the Daily Trust, the teenager abruptly jumped into the well, much to the surprise of several inhabitants, just after engaging in a cordial chat with neighbours in the compound.
The service’s spokesperson, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, confirmed the incidence in a statement on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, and stated the retrieved corpse had been turned over to her family.
“On the 7th of November 2023, at 18:46 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service responded to an emergency rescue operation in the Ile-olodo Ita Merin – Alore area of Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government Area Kwara State,” the statement read.
“Tragically, an 18-year-old girl named Waliyah had drowned in a domestic well. The dedicated personnel of the Kwara State Fire Service successfully recovered her lifeless body and respectfully handed it over to Alhaji Adisa Akanbi Magaji of Ile Olodo, Ita-Merin, Ilorin.”
Reacting to the sad incident, the Director of the service, Prince Falade John, stressed the importance of safety consciousness to the general public.
Prince Falade warned parents and guardians sternly, urging them to refrain from sending their children to fetch water from domestic wells.
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