Kano women drown in pond after work at Zobo factory; Fire Service recovers bodies, urges public to avoid unsafe water bodies

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ragedy struck in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State as two women drowned in a pond shortly after closing from work. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident, which occurred on Tuesday morning.

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According to a statement released on Wednesday by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, the distress call was received at approximately 11:15 a.m. from a local vigilance group in Gezawa.

“We received a distress call on Tuesday morning at about 11:15 a.m. from a vigilance group at Gezawa that women had drowned in a pond,” Abdullahi said.

“The relatives of the victims informed the group that the women worked at a Zobo (hibiscus) processing company.”

The women reportedly went to the pond to wash themselves after completing their shift but tragically drowned.

“Our rescue team was quickly dispatched to the scene, and we recovered the corpses from the pond,” the PRO stated. The bodies were subsequently handed over to Musa Garba, a police constable at the Gezawa Police Division.

The Fire Service urged members of the public to exercise caution and avoid entering or loitering near open bodies of water, particularly in unsupervised or unprotected areas.

This latest incident adds to a string of water-related tragedies recently reported across Nigeria, including the drowning of a teenager in Ogun and the recovery of an unidentified body from a well in Kano.

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As the rainy season approaches and water levels rise, authorities have reiterated the importance of public awareness and safety around natural water sources.