Ojoro community in Ede-North local government area of Osun state has been thrown into mourning following the death of three persons mysteriously inside a well.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the three persons were reported dead after falling into a well at a construction site in Owode-Ede, area of the state.
According to a community leader, the victims include Pastor Adeshina, the site owner and two bricklayers working at the site located
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The community leader in Ojoro said that an apprentice bricklayer around 9 am, was fetching water from the well when the bucket attached to a rope detached into the well.
“The young boy went into the well to retrieve the bucket and did not emerge from it after about ten minutes.
“His master, also a bricklayer rushed into the 26-ringed well to rescue the boy and he also did not re-emerge from the well, hence, the owner of the site simply known as Pastor Shina also went in intending to find the workers.
“However, he also did not emerge from the well, hence, we raise alarm and alerted the fire service after apprehension among the community dwellers”.
It was learned that some other people who tried to enter the well to rescue the victims were stopped from attempting it by a traditionalist who warned that anyone that entered the well will not come out alive until after 2 pm.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that firefighters upon getting to the scene in the afternoon evacuated their bodies from the well.
Confirming the incident, Osun Fire Service spokesperson, Adekunle Ibrahim, said the agency was involved in the rescue operation.
He said, “We were involved in the rescue of the three people that fell inside well but they were brought out dead. We have evacuated their corpses.”