The agency also confirmed the de@th of a man whose body was discovered in a well at Jaba Masaka Shago Tara.
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that two children lost their lives on Thursday after drowning while swimming in a stream at Hayin Yawa Gada, located in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state.
The agency also confirmed the de@th of a man whose body was discovered in a well at Jaba Masaka Shago Tara.
The Public Relations Officer of the agency, Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed the incidents in a statement.
“On Thursday, 09th October 2025, the Emergency Response Unit of the Tudun Wada Fire Service received a call for emergency assistance from CG Hisba reporting an incident at Hayin Yawa Gada in Tudun Wada LGA at about 14:00 hrs.
“Our men from Tudun Wada attended the scene of incident and on arrival they found two children, by names Habu Sani and Haruna Isah, all about 15 years old, who had entered into a stream passing through a major road that crossed the main road bridge,” it read.
According to Abdullahi, the children drowned “in the water way with the intention of local swimming.
“Our men successfully rescued them unconscious and later confirmed dead and men handed over the victims to Inspector Usaini Iliya of Tudun Wada police division.”
He further explained that another tragedy occurred the following morning.
He said, “The second incident occurred on Thursday, 10th October 2025, at about 08:15 am, when the central control room received an emergency call from P & G Kwalli police division reporting the discovery of a human body in a well at Jaba Masaka Shago Tara.
“Our men from the state headquarters were mobilised to the scene of the incident, on arrival they successfully removed the victim from the well. The victim was handed over to the Ward Head of the area, Ado Idris.”
