The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the lifeless body of a 43-year-old man, simply identified as Kazeem, from a domestic well in Ilorin, the state capital.

The lifeless body was recovered from a domestic well at Ile Alapo, Edun area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by the spokesman of the fire service, Hassan Adekunle, in Ilorin on Saturday.

He disclosed that “the distress call was received by the fire service control room at about 10:29 hours, reporting that a man had fallen into a well”.

“Firefighters were immediately deployed to the scene, where they successfully recovered the body from the well.

“The victim, identified as Kazeem, reportedly jumped into the well under the influence of a hard substance known as Colo (Colorado) shortly after returning from Eid prayers on Friday.”

The statement said the body was handed over to Inspector Babatunde Amos of the ‘C’ Division Police Station, Ilorin. The police awaits formal identification and claim of the body by the victim’s family.

Director of the state fire service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, expressed deep sadness over the incident and admonished residents of the state to stay away from drug abuse, warning that such acts often lead to tragic outcomes.