The remains of Eluwanda Demilade, an officer serving with Osun Amotekun corps, who slumped and died on his farmland have been recovered.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the deceased, serving with Amotekun Corps in Ife-South local government area of Osun state fell while working on his cocoa farm.
A resident in Ile-Ife, Alabi Adewole disclosed that the deceased was found dead on his farm when some farmers were returning from the farm.
It was gathered that the deceased body has been taken to Ajidara in Ile-Ife for burial by his family.
Confirming the incident Osun state’s spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kehinde Adeleke said the deceased slumped while working on the farm on Saturday.
She said, “The deceased wife who witnessed the incidents told us that he slumped while plucking cocoa and died on the farm”.
Meanwhile, Osun Amotekun Corps Commandant, Brigadier-General Bashir Adewimbi, Rtd, confirmed the incident, saying the detail of the incident is yet to be made available to him.
In a related development, a 13-year-old boy and student of Tsangaya Qur’anic school, identified as Yusuf Magaji drowned inside a river in Makugara village in Karaye local government area of Kano State.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that operatives of the Kano State Fire Service retrieved the victim unconscious and conveyed him to Karaye specialist hospital for medical attention where he was later confirmed dead by the doctor.
The spokesperson, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif who confirmed the development said the incident happened when the boy slide into the river while attempting to wash his body alongside other of his colleagues.
Yusif said his team rescued the boy unconsciously and was later confirmed dead by a doctor.
According to him, “On Thursday, at about 13:31hrs, we received an emergency call at our Karaye office from one Malam Nafi’u Na Adama who reported an incident involving a boy of about 13 years old, Yusuf Magaji, a student of Tsangaya Qur’anic school at Makugara village in Karaye local government area.
“They were on their way to one village, and they stop by the side of an open water to wash their body but unfortunately he slide into the river, and he made a lot of effort to escape but wasn’t lucky.
“There and then our men from Karaye office successfully retrieved the victim unconscious and conveyed him to Karaye Specialist Hospital for medical attention and was later confirmed dead by the doctor.
“The victim was handed over to Malam Nafi’u Na Adama school proprietor, (tsangaya),” Yusif however stated.