Shocking: Fire Service Recover Bodies From Wells

Two bodies were recovered by the men of the Lagos State Fire and Safety Service from two different wells in the state.  

According to the director of the service, Rasaq Fadipe, an incident was recorded at Idimu in Alimosho local government area and Imota near Epe. The deceased were identified as a 63-year-old man, Otunba Adeoye Lasisi, and a 50-year-old woman, Amoke Adeokun.

The director disclosed that Lasisi, who a visually impaired man, was recovered from a well of about 120ft (36.6 m) at No. 16, Ayayo Road, Imota, while Adedokun’s body was found in a well at No. 5, Ajilekege St., Pipeline Bus Stop, Idimu. The deceased woman was reportedly unbalanced.

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According to Fadipe, Lasisi had a plan of visiting a hospital for treatment before the terrible incident.

“The wife said she was surprised when he called her husband to come and bathe with the hot water she provided that he could not be found. The wife claimed she later looked for him outside and found his touch light near the well.

“She said she believed that, perhaps, her husband wanted to fetch water from the well. It was then they called firemen at Imota. It took us about eight hours with the assistance of a specialist in well-digging before we could locate his body in the well.”

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“Firemen had earlier went into the well thrice without locating the body, until the specialist, after performing some rituals, brought him out,’’ Fadipe said.

He said that the incident with the second victim, Adedokun, might have occurred as a result of abandonment by her children.

“She felt abandoned by her children in her own building and decided to jump into a well of about 130ft (39.6 m) in the compound. The body was later recovered after about one hour.”

Fadipe finally revealed that, the bodies had been handed over to the police and advised the residents to always secure wells in their houses properly to avert such occurrences.

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