Two students of the Audu Bako College of Agriculture in Makoda local government area of Kano State have been confirmed dead after they drowned at Tomas Dam while trying to cross the body of the water in a canoe.
Spokesperson of the State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday night, said the incident involved three students, but one of them identified as Ibrahim was rescued alive.
According to the statement, “On Tuesday 30th April 2024, State Fire Department located in Danbatta local government area received an emergency call at about 15:06 hour from Comrade Ibrahim Muhammad who informed us about the incident.
“Our officers arrived at the scene of incident at about 15:27 hrs. When they arrived, they found three students of Audu Bako College of Agric in Makoda local government who boarded a boat with the intention of crossing, but the boat sank with them.
“By God’s intervention, the boat driver managed to save one of the students named Ibrahim of about 21-year-old and rescued him alive,” the statement said.
Abdullahi noted that with the effort of the Service officers and fishermen in the area, they eventually succeeded in rescuing the remaining two students identified as Abubakar Sanusi (22) and Salisu Ado (21).
He noted that the two students were, however, rescued unconscious, and were later confirmed dead by doctors on duty at a local health facility.
Abdullahi added that the survivor has been admitted at the Danbatta General Hospital where he was receiving treatment while the cause of the incident was still being investigated.
