A 60-year-old man, Malam Danjuma popularly known as “Black”, 35-year-old Ibrahim Danjuma (son) and 35-year-old Aminu Gaye died in a pit toilet while Abba Alasan, 28-year-old was rescued alive at Yar’Gwanda Village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State while making efforts to recover a cell phone
This is contained in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Sunday in Kano.
Abdullahi said the incident occurred on Sunday morning.
According to him,”we received an emergency call from Tsanyawa Fire Station at about 11:00 a.m. from one Aminu Yar’gwanda, that four men had been trapped inside a pit toilet.
“We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 11:15 a.m.
“Danjuma was trying to retrieve handset that had fell into the toilet pit, when he got trapped. Thereafter, his son entered the pit toilet to save his father and also got trapped.
“Gaye and Alasan also entered to rescue father and son, and they also got trapped”, he said.
Abdullahi said the first three victims were rescued unconscious while the fourth victim was rescue alive.
He said all the victims were handed over to Superintendent Police, Iro Lado at Tsanyawa police division.
Abdullahi said the police then conveyed the victims to Bichi Special Hospital for medical attention where doctors on duty confirmed the first three dead.