A suspected thief has drowned in the Alagbado area of Lagos State. Punch Metro
learnt that the 35-year-old fell into a well on Modupe Ajayi Close around 1am
on Thursday. He was reported to have scaled the fence into the compound before
unknowingly falling into the well.
His
cries were said to have woken up residents, who alerted the police and
officials of the Lagos State Fire Service.
An
official of the fire service said, “Somebody ran into our Agege station around 1am
and said a man had fallen into their well. He was recovered dead about one hour
later.”
The
Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, said effort was on to
ascertain the identity of the victim.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Dolapo Badmos, said
the deceased scaled the fence into the compound, adding that he was a suspected
thief.
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