A Fifty-five-year-old man, identify as
Abdulhamid Muhammad has been confirmed
dead after felling inside well while attempting
to rescue his sheep from the well.
It was gathered that the incident leading to
Muhammad’s death occurred in Sha’iskawa
village, Dambatta Local Government of Kano
State when he (the deceased) was trying to
rescue his sheep that fell in the same well.
The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire
Service, Saidu Muhammed who confirmed the
development to Vanguard on Tuesday, said
the victim was rescued and rushed to the
Dambatta General hospital where he was
pronounced dead.
Muhammed said, “We received a distress call
at about 04:37 am in our Dambatta Fire
Station, from one Ummi Muhammad in
Sha’iskawa village, Dambatta Local
government area notifying us of the incident.
“Upon receiving the information, we
dispatched our team who discovered that it
was a 55-year-old man, Abdulhamid
Muhammad who fell inside a well.
“The incident happened when he was trying to
rescue his sheep that fell inside the well.
“We advise people to stop putting themselves
in such dangers, to inform the brigade in case
of any incidents,” Muhammed however stated.
