Kano fire service recovers man’s body from Dan Agundi water

The Kano State Fire Service has recovered the body of a 42-year-old man, identified as Sani Uba Kwaru from an open water area in Dan Agundi, Kano.

The service’s Public Relations Officer, PFO Kabiru Isah Jafar, said the incident was reported on Monday, October 26, 2026.

“On Monday 26 October, 2026 at about 13:00pm hours the Kano State Fire Service received a distress call from Hamisu Muhammad reporting that, a young man had fallen into an open water at Dan Agundi,” he said.

Jafar explained that a rescue team was immediately dispatched to the scene after the distress call was received.

“Upon receiving the distress call, our team immediately mobilized to the scene of incidence.

“Upon arrival they conducted a search and successfully recovered the body of the young man from the water by name ‘Sani Uba Kwaru’ of about 42yrs old the victim rescued unconscious,” he added.

The Kano State Fire Service urged residents to be careful around open water and other potentially dangerous locations to prevent similar incidents.