A 43-year-old man, referred to only as Kareem, who was allegedly under the influence of hard drugs, has passed away after leaping 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 exhibited highly erratic behavior after consuming a hard drug, Synthetic Cannabinoids, locally referred to as ‘Colorado’.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Head of Media and Publicity for the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, who verified the incident, confirmed that the body of the deceased has been retrieved.
“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 promptly dispatched to the scene, where they successfully recovered the body.
The victim, identified as Kazeem, reportedly plunged 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.
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