13 -year -old boy dies in a well in Kano

A 13-year-old boy identified as Abubakar Isa, is reported to have died in a well at Madawa in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano state.

Spokesman of Kano state Fire Service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, while confirming the development to newsmen in Kano, said that the incident occurred at about 7:45 a.m. on Friday.

He said that the service received a distress call in the early hours of Friday from one Idi Lele, at about 7:45am that a boy had fallen into a well.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 8:50 am.

“The cause of the incident is still under investigation to know what happened. Bello was found dead and his corpse was later handed over to the police,’’ Mohammed said.