HomeLocal NewsTwo boys drown in Kano

Two boys drown in Kano

Date:

Related stories

Kano retirees receive long-awaited benefits

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his...

Women banned from Kano mobile phone market after 7pm

The leadership of the Farm Centre mobile phone market...

15-year-old presides over Kano assembly

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly,...

Mass Education: FG flags-off N4bn critical infrastructure projects

The Federal Government has flagged-off construction of N4 billion...

KEDCO confirms power supply boost after repairs

The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has announced significant...
spot_img

Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the drowning of an eight-year-old boy, Usman Nasiru, and Nafi’u Ahmad,10, at Bachirawa Yan Rake in Ungogo Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesman of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, gave the confirmation in a statement issued in Kano on Saturday.

He stated that: “on Saturday morning, we received a distress call from one Sani Manager and immediately we sent our rescue team to the scene.’’

Abdullahi added that the duo was brought out of the water dead and that the corpses were handed over to ASP Jibrin Dan-Sani of Rijiyar Lemo Police Division Kano.

“The cause of the incident is under investigation,’’ he stated.

The spokesman advised parents to be vigilant of their children’s movements, especially when they go swimming in ponds and in other dangerous places.

Abdullahi also called on the public to call the Fire Service promptly in an emergency to save lives and properties. (NAN)

Subscribe

Latest stories

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here