According to Punch Newspaper, the deceased, identified simply as Kareem, was said to be under the influence of a hard drug, Synthetic Cannabinoids locally known as ‘Colorado.’
Kareem jumped into the well at Ile Alapo, Edun, shortly after he returned from the Eid-el-Kabir prayers on Friday.
In a statement issued on Saturday by the Head of Media and Publicity for the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed that the body had been recovered.
According to the statement, “The distress call was received by the Fire Service control room at about 10:29 hours, reporting that a man had fallen into a well,” adding that firefighters were swiftly deployed to the scene, where they successfully retrieved the body.”
“The body was handed over to Inspector Babatunde Amos of the C Division Police Station, Ilorin. The Ministry awaits formal identification and claim of the body by the victim’s family.”
Efforts to contact the spokesperson of Kwara Police Command, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, proved abortive and unsuccessful, as her phone rang out and messages sent to her WhatsApp line were not replied to as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, urged residents to steer clear of drug abuse, warning that such habits often lead to devastating consequences.
