Fire Service rescues 75-year-old woman from well

A 75-year-old woman, Mrs Zuwaira Kabir, who fell inside a well in Tudun Wuzirchi quarters in Kano metropolis has been rescued, TopNaija reports.

The Kano State Fire Service has rescued Mrs Kabir. Alhaji Saidu Muhammad, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Kano.

“The woman was trying to fetch water from the well when she accidentally fell inside on Monday at about 5:45 a.m., and was rescued alive by our officers,” Muhammad said.

He said that the woman was immediately handed over to her father, Malam Mansur Isah after the incident.

“We received a distress call on Monday from one Malam Musbahu Sani, of Tudun Wuzirchi quarters Kano, at about 5:45 a.m. that the lady fell inside a well.

” Upon receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our rescue team and a vehicle to the scene and rescued her,” Muhammad said.

He advised residents to cover their wells and raise the wall for safety especially among children.