- Safiu Kehinde
A missing three-year-old boy, Abdura’uf Badamasi, has been found dead in a well by Fire Service operatives in Kano state.
Badamasi was reported missing in Wangara Village, Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
As disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of the Kano Fire Service, Alhaji Sani Anas, the boy was declared missing since Thursday with the fire service contacted on Friday for search operation.
Badamasi’s parents suspected that he might have fallen into the well.
“We received a distress call from one Dan Asabe Rabiu on Friday morning at about 7:50 a.m reporting the disappearance of Badamasi.
“Upon receiving the report, a rescue team from the agency’s headquarters was immediately deployed to the scene.
“On arrival, it was gathered that Badamasi, had been missing since Thursday evening, with his parents suspecting that he might have fallen into a well.” Sani said.
He explained that fire fighters promptly entered the well and rescued the child unconscious, but he was later confirmed dead.
The victim was handed over to the Ward Head of Wangara Village for burial.
He said, *The Kano State Fire Service expresses deep condolences to the bereaved family and urges the residents to cover open wells and take adequate measures around other hazardous areas, particularly to safeguard children.”