By Muhammad Sabiu
Malam Bala, 60-year-old, and his 35-year-old son, Sunusi Bala, drowned in a well in Kano.
The unfortunate incident occurred while they were drawing water from the well in Sabon Garin Bauchi, Wudil Local Government Area.
According to Saminu Abdullahi, spokeswoman for the State Fire Service, the incident happened on Tuesday morning.
A statement from Abdullahi noted that one Isma’ila Idris called the Wudil fire station in an emergency at around 11:30 a.m.
“A father and his son were called to drain a well, they had successfully drained it.
”But, the son went back into the well to clear it when he was trapped and suffocated.
“His father went after him to rescue him when he also got trapped and suffocated due to the lack of oxygen inside the well”, Abdullahi said.
The victims were brought out of the well in a coma and were eventually confirmed dead.
Their bodies have been handed over to Insp. Felix Gowok of Wudil model police station.
