Newborn found in Kano well, teenager dies in pond
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a one-day-old baby found inside a well at Tsalle village in the Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the agency, Saminu Abdullahi, issued in Kano on Thursday, said the newborn baby was allegedly dumped into the well by unknown persons.
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He disclosed that the agency received a distress call from one of its staff members, Abubakar Dandago, on the incident.
Following the report, Abdullahi said a rescue team immediately swung into action and took the body of the dead baby from the well.
Meanwhile, the agency also confirmed the death of a 16-year-old teenager, Muhammad Ghali, who accidentally fell into a pond at the Red Bricks area in the Kano metropolis.
In another development, a 35-year-old man, Babawo Sulaiman, lost his life in a fire disaster at a welding workshop along Airport Road, Sabon Gari, Kano.
