Sallah: Man under influence of ‘colorado’ jumps into well

 

A man allegedly under the influence of ‘colorado’ has jumped into a well on Sallah day

The Kwara State Fire Service, on Saturday, recovered the lifeless body of the 43-year-old man who jumped into a well in the Edun area of Ilorin West Local Government Area, following Sallah celebrations.

The deceased, identified simply as Kareem, was said to be under the influence of a hard drug, Synthetic Cannabinoids locally known as ‘Colorado.’

Kareem jumped into the well at Ile Alapo, Edun, shortly after he returned from the Eid-el-Kabir prayers on Friday.

In a statement issued on Saturday by the Head of Media and Publicity for the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed that the body had been recovered.

According to the statement, “The distress call was received by the Fire Service control room at about 10:29 hours, reporting that a man had fallen into a well,” adding that firefighters were swiftly deployed to the scene, where they successfully retrieved the body.

“The victim, identified as Kazeem, reportedly jumped into the well under the influence of a hard substance known as Colo (Colorado) shortly after returning from Eid prayers.

“The body was handed over to Inspector Babatunde Amos of the C Division Police Station, Ilorin. The Ministry awaits formal identification and claim of the body by the victim’s family.”