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10-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling Into An Open Well In Kano

Onika Drew December 10, 2020 girl, Kano, Well,

A 10-year old girl identified as Binta Shehu has reportedly lost her life after she accidentally fell into an open well in Yanka Tsari village of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State.

It was gathered that the girl had gone to the open well to fetch water, and had accidentally fallen into it.

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The girl was later pulled out of the well, unconscious. However, she succumbed to her injuries and passed on.

Confirming the tragic incident, the spokesman of the state fire service, Saidu Ibrahim, said at about 2.20pm on Wednesday, a distress called was received through one Musa Ibrahim informing the service of the incident.

“A rescue team was dispatched to the scene and discovered that the victim had fallen into the well and was removed unconsciously but later confirmed dead.

“The corpse has since been handed over to the ward head of the village, Junaidu Alasan, on behalf of the family,” he said.

Ibrahim advised households to take out time to build walls around their well openings to prevent children from falling in.