plumber falls into well, drowns In Lagos

A plumber , Bankole Adeshina , has lost his life while working inside a well on Abosede Awolola Street in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu , Lagos State .

PUNCH Metro gathered that Adeshina and his apprentice, Tajudeen Akasoro , were working together when the 50 - year - old , who was said to have supported himself with a rope, entered the well to do some repairs.

While coming out , it was learnt that the rope snapped and Adeshina fell into the well .

Immediately the incident happened ,

PUNCH Metro gathered that emergency responders , including personnel of the Lagos State Fire Service and the state police command from the Igbogbo Police Division were contacted to rescue the victim.

However , efforts by Tajudeen and some residents to quickly rescue Adeshina proved abortive as he drowned.

When PUNCH Metro visited the scene of the incident , residents who spoke on condition of anonymity , said officials of the fire service were assisted by the police to recover Adeshina ’ s corpse from the well .

“ Immediately the incident happened , we informed the police and the state fire service was also contacted and they came here to recover his corpse , ” a resident said .

Another resident said Adeshina would have survived the fall if the well was wide enough , adding that its narrowness compounded the situation .

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana , said a resident , Patrick Adeyemi , informed the police about the incident , adding that after Adeshina ’ s body was recovered from the well , it was deposited in the mortuary for autopsy.

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