The Kano Fire Service says two men identified as Usman Muhammed and Ibrahim Inuwa have died while attempting to retrieve a mobile phone from a pit toilet.
Saminu Abdullahi, spokesperson of the fire service, said in a statement issued on Sunday that the incident occurred on Saturday in Bazabe village, Albasu LGA of the state.
Abdullahi said Muhammed had accidentally dropped his phone into the toilet and got trapped while attempting to retrieve it.
He noted that Inuwa, in an attempt to rescue Muhammed, tied a rope around himself and entered the latrine, but he also got trapped.
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Abdullahi said the fire service rescue team recovered both men unconscious and rushed them to a nearby hospital, where they were confirmed dead by doctors on duty.
He added that the incident has been reported to the divisional police station in Albasu.
“We received an emergency call at Takai fire station from one Inspector Auwalu at about 11:16 a.m. that two men were trapped in a pit latrine,” the statement reads.
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“We immediately sent out a team to the scene to rescue the victims.
“Muhammed was trying to retrieve his handset that fell into the pit toilet when he got trapped.
“Thereafter, the second victim, Inuwa, tied a rope around him, entered the pit latrine with the intention to help him out and also got trapped.”
In April 2024, three people, including a father and his son, lost their lives after they fell into a pit latrine while retrieving a phone in Kano.
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