By – A tragic incident has claimed the lives of two women in Gezawa Local Government Area, Kano State, after they reportedly drowned in a puddle while attempting to clean up after work at a local Zobo processing factory.
The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement released by its spokesperson, Saminu Yusif, on Tuesday. According to the report, the women went missing on Monday evening, and their bodies were discovered the following day after an extensive search.
“On Tuesday, 8th April 2025, at about 11:15 am, the control room received an emergency call from the commander of the vigilante group in Gezawa, informing us that two women had fallen into a puddle,” Yusif stated.
Relatives of the victims confirmed that they worked at the Zobo processing company and had entered the water to wash their bodies after closing from duty, unaware of the fatal danger.
Rescue operations began on Monday evening and continued into Tuesday morning, culminating in the retrieval of their lifeless bodies. The victims were initially found unconscious and handed over to Musa Garba of the Gezawa Police Division, but efforts to revive them proved unsuccessful.
