FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE 63 YEAR OLD LAGOSIAN TRAPPED INSIDE WELL

By Olayiwola Ibrahim // A 63 year old plumber Akin Kuboye, trapped inside a well in Igando area of Lagos have been rescued by the the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.

This is confirmed by the director of the fire agency, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement on Sunday.

She said the incident happened around 9:54 a.m. at 20 Muyibi Adebayo Street, off Agric Road, Egan Igando, Lagos.

On arrival at the scene of emergency, Ms Adeseye said, it was discovered that the man reportedly got trapped incidentally while working in a 120m deep well at the rear side of a bungalow consisting of 14 rooms of varying sizes, in premises covering an area of about 648 square metres.

However, the tenacity of the Ejigbo Rescue crew successfully brought out the acclaimed plumber alive from the well, she said.

According to her, the plumber was handed over to Lagos State Ambulance Service LASAMBUS, which stabilised him from the effect of inhaled ammonia gas before transporting him to the hospital for further treatment.