2 teenagers die in Kano steam
The Kano State Fire Service says two children have died after being drowned, while swimming in a stream at Hayin Yawa Gada in Tudun Wada Local Goovernment Area (LGA) of the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr Saminu Abdullahi stated this in a statement on Saturday in Kano.
“On Thursday, 09th October 2025, the Emergency Response Unit of the Tudun Wada Fire Service received a call for emergency assistance from CG Hisba reporting an incident at Hayin Yawa Gada in Tudun Wada LGA at about 14:00 hrs.
“Our men from Tudun Wada attended the scene of incident and on arrival they found two children, by names Habu Sani and Haruna Isah, all about 15 years old, who had entered into a stream passing through a major road that crossed the main road bridge,” he said.
Abdullahi said the children drowned in the water way with the intention of local swimming.
“Our men successfully rescued them unconscious and later confirmed dead and handed over their bodies to Insp. Usaini Iliya of Tudun Wada police division,” he said.
Abdullahi said that on Thursday, another incident happened when the central control room of the service received an emergency call on a discovery of a human body in a well at Jaba Masaka Shago Tara.
“Our men from the state headquarters were mobilised to the scene of the incident, on arrival they successfully removed the body from the well.The body was handed over to the Ward Head of the area Malam Ado Idris.
“We therefore, appeal to parents and the community to prevent children from going near puddles and places where water collect,” he said.
2 teenagers die in Kano steam
