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.
Arinola Fatimoh Lawal Lanre Olosunde Idiagbon Ajike People Support Centre Pacify Labs Jalala Sheriff Shagaya Babs Iwarere Olusegun Adeniyi Usman Rifun Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Abdulwahab Oba Baakini Ahmad Uthman Lanre Badmas Abubakar Kawu Baraje Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education Yekini Adio Oyedun Juliana Funke Adedipe Ohoro Of Shao EFCC Suleiman Ajadi Aisha Buhari Vasolar Consultoria Daud Adeshola Gbugbu Orire Plat Technologies Limited Oloruntoyosi Thomas Idris Amosa Saidu Earlyon Technologies Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd Ilorin East Igbomina Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah Shehu Adaramaja Alabi Lawal Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Pakata Patriots Abdul-Rahoof Bello Dorcas Afeniforo Lotus Bank Isiaka Abdulrazak Kehinde Boyede Hassanat Bello Ahmed Mohammed Rifun National Broadcasting Commission Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Eleja Taiwo Banu Rachael Obisesan Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Vishvas KOZ Tractors Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Babaloja-General Kwara State Internal Revenue Service Agboola Abdulraheem Kwara University Of Education March 28 Abdulquawiy Olododo Okin High School Kwara State Fire Service Wahab Abayawo Kamoru Kadiri Muazam Nayaya AGF Abdulrazaq Simeon Ajibola Mahfouz Adedimeji United Nigeria Airline Isau Baruba Budo Egba Abdulwaheed Musa Issa Memunat Moyosore Muritala Olarewaju Donatus Ejidike

