15-YEARS OLD BOY DROWNS IN KANO
A 15-year-old boy, Mohammed Basa, has been reported dead while playing in a pond at Kuka Bulukiya Community in the Dala Local Government Area of Kano State.
The Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Mr Saidu Mohammed, who confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria revealed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Monday, said the occurrence took place on Sunday when the deceased when to have his bath.
“We received a distress call from one Malam Auwalu Dala at about 12:40 p.m. that Basa’s body was found floating on a pond.
“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 12:58 p.m.
“Basa was found dead and his corpse was later handed over to the police’’, he said.
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