Man drowns in well while trying to retrieve phone in Ogun
A 31-year-old man, Sunday Jimoh, drowned in a well beside his shop in the Laditan area of Oja-Odan, Ogun State, while attempting to retrieve a phone that had fallen inside.
The incident occurred barely 24 hours after a 19-year-old boy drowned in an abandoned quarry pool in Odeda Local Government Area while swimming with friends.
A witness, Kabiru Aladeshayi Ayigbere, a resident of Junction Area, Oja-Odan, told the police that he saw Jimoh attempting to enter the well despite repeated warnings about the danger. However, Jimoh insisted on retrieving his phone and eventually drowned.
Confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday, the spokesperson of the Ogun State Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, said detectives responded swiftly, mobilized rescue experts, and recovered the body.
Odutola stated that an investigation found no signs of violence, confirming the incident as an unfortunate accident.
The deceased’s family has been notified and requested to bury the remains in accordance with Muslim rites.
The Nation
