On Thursday, the Kwara State Fire Service discovered a 49-year-old man’s body and rescued a 17-year-old boy from a home well in Offa town, according to Platinum Times.
Fasasi Afeez and his son Kaleed Afeez from Gaa Jangbo, Igbonna Road Offa, Offa local government area, Kwara State, fell into a well.
However, while the guy was found dead, his son was saved alive.
According to Hassan Adekunle, a spokesman for the state fire department, the incident occurred about 04:11 p.m., and the brigade was alerted via an exchange phone call by One Alhaji Taiye Gbadamosi, who lives in the neighborhood.
According to a report, “the rescued boy went to fetch water from the domestic well and in the process of fetching water, one of his legs suddenly slipped off the ground and he eventually tumbled down into the well.
“However, before the arrival of fire servicemen, his father while trying to rescue the victim, his legs suddenly slipped off the ground and he eventually tumbled down into the well too.”
Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, expressed sadness over the incident and urged the general public to be more careful in their day-to-day activities and desist from sending underage children to fetch water in domestic wells.