A man on hard drugs has decided to end his own life by jumping into a well, in an incident that has left goose pimples on the people.
Identified simply as Kareem, his lifeless body was later recovered by men of the Kwara State Fire Service from the well in the Edun area of Ilorin West Local Government Area, .
The tragic incident followed the Sallah celebrations, and happened at Ile Alapo, Edun, shortly after the 43-year-old returned from the Eid-el-Kabir prayers on Friday.
Head of Media and Publicity for the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed the incident in a statement.
“The distress call was received by the Fire Service control room at about 10:29 hours, reporting that a man had fallen into a well.
“The victim, identified as Kazeem, reportedly jumped into the well under the influence of a hard substance known as Colo (Colorado) shortly after returning from Eid prayers.
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“The body was handed over to Inspector Babatunde Amos of the C Division Police Station, Ilorin.
“The Ministry awaits formal identification and claim of the body by the victim’s family.”
It has taken a swift reaction of the firefighters to retrieve the body.
The Eagle reports that there has been a spike in the incidences of hard drugs abuse in the country, leading for increase calls for concerted efforts to tame the problem.
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