31-year-old man found de.ad inside well

The Kwara State Fire Service said it recovered the body of a 31-year-old man identified as Abdullateef from a deep well in the Centre Igboro Area of Ilorin, the state capital, on Sunday

Punch Metro learnt from a statement on Sunday by the spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, that the victim had repeatedly attempted to jump into the well.

Adekunle noted that residents disclosed that the victim was deterred from jumping into the well during several attempts but when he observed that nobody was noticing, he was said to have finally jumped into the well.

Adekunle stated, “On Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 04:33hrs, the Kwara State Fire Service responded to a distress call for a rescue operation at Bolarinwa Compound, Centre Igboro Area, Ilorin. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered that a 31-year-old man named Abdullateef had deliberately jumped into a domestic well.

“Findings revealed that he had reportedly been making repeated attempts since the previous day, expressing intentions of taking his own life.

“Sadly, he made the final attempt while other occupants were asleep, leaving no one available to intervene, resulting in his demise.”

He noted that the recovered body was handed over to the deceased’s family.

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