Corpse of 47-year-old man swept away by flood recovered in Ilorin
The corpse of a 47-year-old man who was swept away by flood on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital has been recovered on Wednesday.
The unidentified man was swept away by torrential water during a severe downpour on Monday evening, according to the spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle in a statement in Ilorin on Wednesday.
“The unidentified man, approximately 47 years old, tragically lost his life as he was swept away by the torrential water and recovered dead today 27th September, 2023.
“This morning at about 09:11 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service received a distress call from one Mr Saheed and promptly arrived at the scene of the incident.
“With their dedicated efforts, they successfully recovered the man's lifeless body from the turbulent water, which had come to rest at the Oloje Bridge adjacent G' Division Police Station, Oloje, Ilorin.
“In a formal and compassionate handover, the Kwara State Fire Service transferred the recovered body to Mr. Saka Abdulkareem, the Environmental Officer of Ilorin West Local Government,” the statement added.
The Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, expressed sadness over the incident and urged the general public to be more careful in their day-to-day activities and desist from any movement from one place to another during any downpour.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Yashikira Saad Omo Iya Sulu Babaita Isiaka Yunus Lawal Taofik Abdulkareem Suleiman Alege Kuranga Aliyu Alhassan Minister Universal Basic Education Commission Susan Modupe Oluwole Bankole Omishore Apata Ajele Secondary School Hijab KWSUED Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa Issa Manzuma Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade Raimi Iyanda Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Rachael Obisesan Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Yahaya Dumoye Ojo Fadumila Grillo Katibi Ibraheem Adeola Baaziki Sulaiman Awodun Olaitan Adefila Yusuf Lawal 08001000100 Ibrahim Abdullahi Moremi High School KWAFFA Quarry Royal Valley Nupe Oyun Kwara Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Maja Ishola Abdullahi Ahmad Ali Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Lateef Alagbonsi AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi Umaru Saro Jani Ibrahim Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency Ike Ekweremadu Laduba Arinola Lawal Teachers Specific Allowance Abubakar Olusola Saraki Alimi Kwara Apc Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory Ibrahim Bio National Union Of Road Transport Workers Yunus Oniboki Cornelius Fawenu Suraj Tunji Oyewale Umar Danladi Shero Aremu Odolaye Budo Egba TIIDELab Nnazua Gbenga Adebayo Lanre Jimoh Tayo Alao Afonja Descendants Union Rafiu Olasile Samuel Adedoyin Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa Kola Bukoye Mohammed Danjuma

