The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the corpse of a 47-year-old man who was swept away by flood in Ilorin.

According to the spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement in Ilorin on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the unidentified man was swept away by the heavy rains on Monday evening. “The unidentified man, approximately 47 years old, tragically lost his life as he was swept away by the torrential water and recovered dead body on 27th September, 2023,” he said.

“This morning at about 09:11 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service received a distress call from one Mr Saheed and promptly arrived at the scene of the incident

“With their dedicated efforts, they successfully recovered the man’s lifeless body from the turbulent water, which had come to rest at the Oloje Bridge adjacent G’ Division Police Station, Oloje, Ilorin

In a formal and compassionate handover, the Kwara State Fire Service transferred the recovered body to Mr. Saka Abdulkareem, the Environmental Officer of Ilorin West Local Government,” the statement added. The Director of the Kwara State Fire Department, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, expressed his sorrow at the incident and called on the general public to be more careful in their day to day activities and to avoid any movement from one place to another in the event of heavy rains.