Lagos State Fire Service officials saves a man who was at the brink of death after he fell into a deep well

It was a near death situation for a resident of Igando community, Lagos state, as the man was rescued from the claws of death by the Lagos State Fire Service after he fell into the well he was working on.

The Lagos State Fire Service officials identified the victim as Mr Billiaminu Abdulahi, and that he was rescued from the well around the hours of 2:00 pm.

Mr Abdullahi, a local artisan was hired to dig the well and in the course of his work, he tripped and fell into the well and was trapped.

The Public Affairs Officer of the Fire Service, Bola Ajao, spoke on the incident while confirming the rescue operations, stated that residents of Igando community made a distress call to the Fire Service officers at about 2:00pm from the Ikotun Fire Service Station which was swiftly attended to by the officers.

Mr Ajao emphasized that the agency swiftly arrived at the scene to save the victim who was so close to death.

He said that the men were able to save the victim even as it was almost impossible, because the well was very deep and that the victim was also trapped by other materials inside the well.

Speaking briefly to reporters, he said
"Our team, led by SF Taiwo arrived at the scene after we got the call from the residents of Igando, and with the availability of modern equipments and timely intervention of our officials, we were able to rescue the man from the brink of death and it took us nine minute to withdraw him from the well".

The fire service, supported by men of the Nigerian Police were able to save the man and he was rushed to General Hospital, Igando, Lagos Mainland, for medical treatment.

Mr Jovial 00:19

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