Man drowns in Kwara river

The lifeless body of an unidentified man was pulled from the Asa River in Ilorin, Kwara state, by operatives of the Kwara State Fire Service. 

The man whose body was recovered on Tuesday night, April 22,  is believed to be about 45 years old. 

He was recovered after officials of the state Ministry of Environment alerted the Fire Service to the body floating on the Asa River. 

The spokesperson for the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement on Wednesday, April 23, said, “Upon receiving the report, a team of firefighters was swiftly deployed to the scene to prevent potential environmental hazards. The crew successfully retrieved the body from the river. 

“The incident was reported by officials from the Kwara state Ministry of Environment, who arrived at our operational centre in a vehicle with registration number 17B-D4KW. They discovered the body floating on the river and immediately alerted the Fire Service. 

“Upon receiving the report, a team of firefighters was swiftly deployed to the scene to prevent potential environmental hazards. The crew successfully retrieved the body from the river. 

“The recovered body was subsequently handed over to the Ministry of Environment, which is now awaiting formal identification and claims from the deceased’s family. 

“The director of Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, took this opportunity to advise the people of Kwara State to prioritise safety and be more careful in their day-to-day activities, and desist from sending underage children to fetch water in domestic wells.”