Newborn drowns in Kano well

A newborn baby has drowned in a well in Ruguzau community in Takai LGA of Kano State.

A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, explained that, “We received an emergency call at 2:14pm from one Sabo Ladan that a baby’s body was found floating in a well.

“We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene. On arrival our men found a newborn baby in the well. The baby was brought out of the well unconscious and later confirmed dead.

He said the cause of the incident was under investigation. (NAN)