Tragedy struck in Dandalama village, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, as a 17-year-old boy, Lurwanu Suleiman, drowned in open water on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Kano State Fire Service, spokesperson Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi said the agency received a distress call from a local resident, Malam Aminu Dandalama, around 12:54 p.m. 

A rescue team was dispatched and arrived at the scene shortly after, but unfortunately, the teenager was already dead when pulled from the water.

His body was later handed over to the village head, Alhaji Safiyan Usman. Authorities say investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the incident.