Father, son, one other die searching for phone in pit toilet

Father, son, one other die searching for phone in pit toilet

The Kano Fire Service, on Monday, confirmed that a 60-year-old man, Malam Danjuma, popularly known as Black, his son, Ibrahim, 35, and one Aminu Gaye, also 35, lost their lives while attempting to recover a cellphone from a pit toilet at Yar’Gwanda Village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesperson for the Kano Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the tragedy in a press statement.

However, he noted that one Abba Alasan, 28, was rescued alive from the tragedy.

The statement read, “We received an emergency call from Tsanyawa Fire Station at about 11:00 a.m. from one Aminu Yar’gwanda, that four men were trapped inside a pit toilet while attempting to help each other.

“We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 11:15 a.m.

“Danjuma was trying to retrieve a cell phone that fell into the pit toilet when he got trapped. Thereafter, his son entered the pit toilet to save his father and also got trapped.

“Gaye and Alasan also entered the toilet to rescue both men and also got trapped, in the process,” he said.

According to Abdullahi, the first three victims were rescued unconscious while the fourth victim was rescued alive.

He said all the victims were handed over to the Superintendent of Police, Iro Lado, at the Tsanyawa police division.

The spokesperson noted that the police conveyed the victims to Bichi Special Hospital for medical attention where doctors on duty confirmed the three dead and one alive.