The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered the bodies of two men from separate well incidents in different parts of the state.
One of the victims, identified as 30-year-old Shina Adedeji, died after falling into a well in the Aaje Ikose area of Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso North Local Government Area.
The second victim, a 45-year-old man whose identity was not disclosed, was recovered from a deep well in the Mokola area of Saki, Saki West Local Government Area.
The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reforms and Chairman of the State Fire Service, Moroof Akinwande, confirmed the incidents in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday.
According to Akinwande, the Saki incident occurred on Monday night. “The agency received a distress call at exactly 10:23 pm through a running caller and Yusuf Ismail that someone had fallen into a well at the Mokola area of Saki,” he said.
He explained that fire officers, led by PFS II Kolade Taiwo, promptly responded to the scene. On arrival, they discovered that the victim had entered the well in an attempt to rescue a goat but became trapped.
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The officers secured the area using appropriate equipment and recovered the body.
On the Ogbomoso incident, Akinwande said the agency received a distress call at 9:45 am on February 3 regarding a rescue operation at Aaje Ikose. Firefighters led by CFM Oladejo responded and found that Adedeji had fallen into a well.
He noted that the victim was trapped in the well, which contained ammonia gas, while attempting to retrieve a fetcher. His body was subsequently recovered by the fire service.
Akinwande urged residents to prioritise safety in their daily activities, stressing that “life has no duplicate.”
In a similar incident on January 25, 2026, the agency recovered the body of a 33-year-old man from a deep well at a Rain Oil Filling Station in the Alakia–Adegbayi area of Ibadan, Egbeda Local Government Area.
