A seven-year old boy was recovered dead from a domestic well at Tinu Street, Akerebiata, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, by the Kwara State Fire Service on Monday evening.
This was revealed by a statement signed by the Media and Publicity Head of the Kwara State Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, saying that the boy simply called Abdull-Haayi of Yaa-Lateef House went to fetch water, slipped and fell into the well around 5:28pm.
According to Adekunle, the Fire Brigade sprung to action upon receiving the distress and was only able to recover the body of the deceased.
The Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa also expressed his sadness over the incident and urged the general public to desist from sending underage children to fetch water in domestic wells.
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