Kwara state Fire Service has recovered the corpse of a 43-year-old man, Mr. Abdulqadri Muritala, from a domestic well in the Ilorin metropolis.
Radio Nigeria gathered that the incident happened in a residential house located behind Global Primary and Secondary School, Bayi community, Agbejila area, opposite Oniguguru compound, Oko-Erin area, Ilorin, Ilorin West local government area of the state.
It was also learnt that the incident occurred at about 10:30 am when one Mr. David Oke, who resides in the neighbourhood, called the fire service on the incident.
Speaking on the incident, the Head of Department (HOD) of the media and publicity of the service, Hakeem Adekunle, said that firemen were able to recover the dead body from the domestic well and later handed it over to a family member of the deceased.
According to the Fire Service official, the victim had gone to re-dredge the domestic well and suddenly got one of his legs slipped off the ground in the process and eventually tumbled down into the well.
Adekunle urged the general public to be more careful in their day-to-day activities.
RADIO NIGERIA