The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of four individuals who drowned in a blocked waterway at Zangon Kaya, located in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The incident was confirmed in a statement released on Friday by the Public Relations Officer of the Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, who said the tragedy occurred on Friday afternoon.
“We received an emergency call at about 1:48 pm from one Rabiu Yusif, informing us that four people had fallen into a blocked waterway that had gathered due to the ongoing railway line construction,” Abdullahi stated. “We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene. Two of the victims entered the waterway to swim when they got trapped.”
Abdullahi explained that another individual went in to rescue them and also got stuck, while a fourth person, attempting to help, also became trapped.
Upon the arrival of the rescue team, residents managed to pull out two victims, while the team recovered the remaining two. All four were rescued unconscious and later confirmed dead.
The victims have been identified as Bashir Sani (28), Nasirudden Tasi’u (25), Usman Ubale (26), and Yakubu Muhammed (22).
“Their corpses were handed over to SP Abdulkadir Albasu of Dawanau Police Division,” Abdullahi added.
