A 43-year-old man simply identified as Kareem, who was allegedly under the influence of hard drugs, has d!ed after he jumped into a well in the Edun area of Ilorin West Local Government Area, following Sallah celebrations on Friday, June 6.
The deceased is said to have become quite erratic after he took a hard drug, Synthetic Cannabinoids locally known as ‘Colorado’.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Head of Media and Publicity for the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, who confirmed the incident, said the body of the deceased has been recovered.
“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,” adding that firefighters were swiftly deployed to the scene, where they successfully retrieved the body.
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.
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.”the statement read