A 25-year old man on Monday fell inside a domestic well in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government area of Kwara state.
Banji Adebayo of Ile-Nla compound was said to have subsequently died inside the well.
It was gathered “the victim went to fetch water at the well and in the process one of his legs suddenly slipped off the ground and eventually tumbled down into the well.”
Spokesperson of Kwara Fire Service Hassan Adekunle confirmed the incident.
He said: “The unfortunate incident took place around 5:30am.
“However, firemen were able to recover the dead body from the well and later handed it over to one Alhaji Abdulkareem, a family member of the deceased, in the presence of the Nigerian police officers.”