The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the tragic drowning of four individuals in a blocked water channel at Zangon Kaya, located in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area.
In a statement released on Friday in Kano, the spokesperson of the fire service, Saminu Abdullahi, said the incident happened in the afternoon and was linked to water buildup caused by ongoing railway construction.
According to Abdullahi, the agency received an emergency call around 1:48 p.m. from a resident, Rabiu Yusif, reporting that four people had fallen into a flooded and obstructed waterway.
“Two of the victims had entered the waterway to swim and became trapped. Another person went in to rescue them but also got stuck. A fourth individual attempted to help but met the same fate,” Abdullahi explained.
He noted that the fire service quickly deployed a rescue team to the scene. By the time they arrived, local residents had managed to retrieve two of the victims, while the remaining two were recovered by the firefighters.
The victims were identified as Bashir Sani (28), Nasirudden Tasi’u (25), Usman Ubale (26), and Yakubu Muhammed (22). All four were pulled out of the water unconscious and later confirmed dead.
Their bodies were handed over to SP Abdulkadir Albasu of the Dawanau Police Division.
Abdullahi attributed the unfortunate incident to unsafe swimming practices in a waterway that had been obstructed by construction activity.
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