15-year-old boy drowns in Kano

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje
Ganduje

A 15-year-old boy identified as Mohammed Basa has drowned while bathing in a pond at Kuka Bulukiya Community in the Dala Local Government Area of Kano State.

Spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Saidu Mohammed, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday.

He said the incident happened on Sunday when the deceased went to take his bath along with his friends.

“We received a distress call from one Malam Auwalu Dala at about 12:40 p.m. that Basa’s body was found floating on a pond.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 12:58 pm.

“Basa was found dead and his corpse was later handed over to the police,” Mohammed said.

The spokesman advised parents to prevail on their children and wards to stay away from water bodies to prevent harm coming to them.