The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of 20-year-old Anas Idris, after drowning in an open water at Jan Dutse in the Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state.
The Spokesman for the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, in a statement said the incident occurred on Friday morning.
He said, "We received an emergency call at about about 08:20a.m from one Kabiru Sarkin Jan-Duste and we dispatched our rescue team to the scene at about 8:26a.m"
He added that the victim was rescued unconscious but was later confirmed dead.
Abdullahi said that his corpse was later handed over to the Jan Dutse village head, Kabiru Sarki.
“The cause of the incident was as a result of local swimming,” he said.
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