Man Dies While Rescuing Goat From Deep Well In Oyo

The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered the bodies of two men who died in separate well-related incidents in Saki and Ogbomoso areas of the state.

One of the victims, a 45-year-old man, lost his life while attempting to rescue a goat that had fallen into a deep well in the Mokola area of Saki, Saki West Local Government Area of the State.

The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reforms and Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Moroof Akinwande, confirmed the incidents in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday.

“The agency received a distress call on Monday at exactly 10:23 p.m. through a running caller and Yusuf Ismail that someone had fallen into a well at the Mokola area of Saki,” Akinwande said.

He noted that firefighters led by PFS II Kolade Taiwo were immediately deployed to the scene.

“Upon arrival, it was discovered that a man of about 45 years was trapped inside a deep well. Our officers quickly swung into action, secured the area with the necessary equipment, and successfully recovered the man from the well,” he explained.

“The incident occurred when the man willingly entered the well in an attempt to rescue a goat, during which he became trapped,” he added.

In another incident in the Aaje Ikose area of Ogbomoso, firefighters recovered the body of a 30-year-old man, identified as Shina Adedeji, who fell into a well on Tuesday morning.

“On February 3, at exactly 9:45 a.m., we were summoned to a rescue operation by a running caller and CFM Adeleke at Aaje Ikose area of Ogbomoso,” Akinwande said.

“The firemen, led by CFM Oladejo, promptly moved to the scene. On arrival, it was discovered that a man of about 30 years old, named Shina Adedeji, had fallen into a well and was recovered by officers of the agency. The casualty was trapped in the well, which contained ammonia gas, while attempting to retrieve a fetcher,” he added.

Akinwande urged residents to exercise greater caution during daily activities, warning that human life must always come first. “Life has no duplicate,” he said.

He recalled a similar incident on January 25, 2026, when firefighters recovered the body of a 33-year-old man who died while cleaning an abandoned well at a filling station in the Alakia–Adegbayi area of Ibadan, Egbeda Local Government Area.

Akinwande reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to ensuring public safety and continuous sensitisation to prevent such avoidable tragedies.