60-Year-Old Man, Son, One Other Die While Retrieving Cellphone From Pit Toilet

A 60-year-old man, Malam Danjuma, his son, Ibrahim, 35, and one Aminu Gaye, also 35, have reportedly died while trying to recover a cellphone in a pit toilet.

This incident was confirmed by the Kano State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi on Sunday.

The service, according to him, received an emergency call from Tsanyawa Fire Station at about 11:00 a.m. that four men had been trapped inside a pit toilet.

He noted that Danjuma was trying to retrieve a cellphone that fell into the pit toilet, when he got trapped. Thereafter, his son entered the pit toilet to save his father and also got trapped.

“Gaye and Alasan also entered to rescue both men and they also got trapped,” he said.

Abdullahi said the first three victims were rescued unconscious, while the fourth victim was rescued alive.

He said all the victims were handed over to Superintendent of Police Iro Lado, at Tsanyawa police division.

Abdullahi, further stated that the police conveyed the victims to Bichi Special Hospital for medical attention where doctors on duty confirmed the three dead and one still alive.