A 22-year-old Qur’anic school student, Anas Idris, has been reported dead after drowning in a dam at Sarkin Dutse Town of Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State.
Idris, who came from Katsina to study at a school in the area, died at the weekend while swimming.
The spokesman of Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, said their team, after receiving an emergency call, rescued the victim unconscious but he was later confirmed dead.
“Our fire station at Tudun Wada Local Government received an emergency call at about 08.20am from Kabiru Sarkin Jan Dutse. He reported an incident at Jan Dutse Tudun Wada in Government Area.
“When our men from Tudun Wada fire station reached the area at about 08.26am, they found out that a man of about 22 years old, by name Anas Idris, had drowned in a dam. He was a Quranic student (almajiri) from Katsina State,” he said. “The victim was rescued unconscious, but later confirmed dead. The corpse was handed over to the village head of Jan Dutse, Kabiru Sarki,” Abdullahi said.
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