10-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In Dry Well In Kano State

A 10-year-old boy identified as Umar Sannafi on Tuesday night Jan. 10th died in a well at Kurna Asabe (Gogurawa) in the Faggae Local Government Area of Kano State.  

The spokesman of Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Mohammed confirmed  that the incident occurred at about 08:25 p.m saying “we received a distress call on Tuesday night at about 08:25 p.m. from one Mustapha Lawal that a boy had fallen into a well”.

He added that, ”on receiving the information, we quickly sent our team and a vehicle to the scene at about 08:40 pm. There is no water in the well and the cause of the incident is still under investigation to unravel what happened. Sannafi was found dead and his corpse was later handed over to the Ward Head of Gogurawa Quarters, Yakubu Isa’’.