Two corpses have been recovered inside deep wells at two different locations in Ogbomoso and Saki areas of Oyo state.
The two communities as disclosed are Aaje Ikose area of Ogbomoso and Mokola area of Saki in the Saki West Local Government area.
However, the Special Adviser to the on Fire Reforms/Chairman of the state Fire Service, Moroof Adebayo Akinwande.
He explained that the two incidents have thrown the residents of the communities into the mourning mood.
The victims, according to him, died before the arrival of the men of the State Fire Services.
Akinwande said, “On February 3 at exactly 9:45hrs, we were summoned to a rescue operation by a running caller and CFM Adeleke at Aje Ikose area, Ogbomoso.
“The firemen led by CFM Oladejo promptly left for the scene. On getting there, it was discovered that a man of about 30 years old, named Shina Adedeji fell into a well and recovered by the officers of the agency.
“The casualty got himself trapped into a well contained ammonia gas when he was trying to recover a fetcher from it,” he stressed.
The chairman, therefore, warned the public to always prioritize their safety in their everyday activities as life has no duplicate.
In a related development, Saki Command of the agency also recovered a 45-year old man in a deep well at Mokola Area of Saki.
Akinwande said, “The agency received the distress call on Monday at exactly 22:23hrs at fire station through the running caller and Yusuf Ismail to somebody fell into a well at Mokola Area of Saki.
“Fire officers led by Pfs II Kolade Taiwo promptly mobilized and responded to the scene of incident.
“Upon arrival, it was a man of about 45 years of age trapped inside a deep well. Our officers quickly swung into action and secure with necessary nuts and the operation was carried out and the man was recovered from the well.
“The incident occurred when the man willingly entered the well with aim of rescue a goat of which he was trapped.”
