Boy drowns in Kano pond
The Kano State Fire Service confirmed on Monday that a 17-year-old boy drowned at Titin Jajira in Tofa local government area on Sunday.
Its spokesman, Saminu Abdullahi, stated that the service’s rescue team brought the boy out of a pond, but was later confirmed dead by a doctor.
“The corpse was handed over to the police at Bachirawa police divisional headquarter,’’ he stated.
The fire service would continue to investigate the incident, Abdullahi added.
(NAN)
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