Suleiman Muhammed, a 17-year old teenager, , has drowned in a pond at Wailari Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO), Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano.
Abdullahi said the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
“We received an emergency call at about 03:47p.m. from one Muhammed Salisu and we sent our rescue team to the scene at about 03:56p.m’’, saying Muhammed was brought out of the water unconscious and was later confirmed dead.
The PRO said the corpse has been handed over to the ward head of Wailari Quarters, Magaji Adamu.
Also he said, the cause of the incident was local swimming by the deceased.
