The Kano State Fire Service has recovered the body of a 42-year-old man, Sani Uba Kwaru, from an open water body at Dan Agundi, Kano.
The service said it received a distress call from one Hamisu Muhammad at about 1pm on Monday, reporting that a man had fallen into the water.
In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the service, PFO Kabiru Isah Jafar, said a rescue team was immediately dispatched to the scene, where it recovered Kwaru unconscious.
The circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately clear.
The service urged residents to exercise caution around open water bodies and other potentially dangerous areas to prevent similar incidents.
It also advised residents to promptly alert emergency responders whenever such incidents occur.
