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9-year-old Girl Drowns After Falling Into Well While Fetching Water

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A 9-year-old girl has died after falling into a well while fetching water in Kwagar Kanawa, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State.

The spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Malam Saidu Muhammad, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, November 20, said a distress call was received from Kwagar Kanawa at 8 am through the Gezawa police division.

“Officers of the service arrived the scene and discovered that it was a girl of about nine (9) years old that fell inside a well while fetching water. She was rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead. Her corpse was handed to Village head by name Alhaji Abubakar Usman of kwagar kanawa village.” he said.

Isaac Obasi

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