The Kano State Fire Service has recovered the body of a three-year-old boy, Abdura’uf Badamasi, who was declared missing in Wangara village, Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
The Director of the service, Alhaji Sani Anas, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi.
According to the statement, the service received a distress call at about 7:50am on Friday from a resident, Dan Asabe Rabiu, reporting the disappearance of the child.
It said a rescue team was immediately deployed from the fire service headquarters to the area to commence a search.
Preliminary findings at the scene showed that the boy had been missing since Thursday evening, with his parents suspecting he may have fallen into a well within the community.
Firefighters reportedly entered the well and brought out the child unconscious, but he was later confirmed dead.
The remains were subsequently handed over to the ward head of Wangara village for burial in line with local customs.
The fire service commiserated with the bereaved family and advised residents to properly cover open wells and take precautions around hazardous areas to prevent similar incidents, especially involving children.