Oyo Fire Agency Recovers 45-year-old Man In Soakaway Pit

Oyo State Fire Services Agency has rescued a 45-year-old man from a soakaway pit in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The Special Adviser on Fire Reform/ Chairman, Fire Services Agency, Dr Moroof Akinwande, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the distressed call was reported at exactly 8:12 hrs on Monday through a telephone call for

rescue operation.

The agency’s officers, led by ACFS Oyeniyi, promptly responded and deployed to the scene.

Upon arrival, “we discovered that a man of 45 years old was trapped in a soakaway pit while carrying out the evacuation of accumulated faecal matter.

The fire crew quickly swung into action, tying the necessary knots to recover the victim, and handed him over to a team of policemen from Iyaganku Divisional Headquarters, led by SP Francis Nwamini.

Akinwande urged members of the public to ensure that soakaway pits are properly covered and that the evacuation of soakaway should be left to competent hands.

He also emphasised the importance of installing fire extinguishers in every public and commercial place and property to prevent fire incidents at the incipient stage.

The public was also implored to report fire incidents and give the correct address, and to contact our emergency lines: 08067439223, 08054353501, or 615 (Toll Free).