27-year-old man drowns while bathing in Kano pond

Abubakar Salisu, a 27-year-old man, has drowned while bathing in a pond at Rangaza Inusawa village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, TopNaija reports.

A statement signed by Malam Saidu Mohammed, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, said that Salisu died on Friday morning.

“We received a distress call from one Malam Shehu at about 8.22 a.m., that Salisu’s body was found floating in a pond.

“On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team to the scene at about 8.29 a.m.

“The team could only rescue the corpse which was taken to Sanusi General Hospital,” the statement said.

He also stated that the cause of the deceased death is being investigated, NAN reports.