By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The body of a 45-year-old man who fell into a deep well in the Odo-Ogbo, Oja-Agbe area of Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo state has been recovered by the Oyo State Fire Service, Iseyin Command.
The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital, on Thursday, November 6.
According to the statement, the incident occurred on Wednesday night and was reported to the fire service at about 9:04 a.m. on Thursday by a resident.
The statement added that the corpse was afterwards handed over to a team of policemen from the Okutapemo Divisional Headquarters, Iseyin.
The statement read: “The emergency was reported at exactly 09:04 hours on Thursday, November 6, 2025, through a caller who reported that someone was trapped in a deep well at the above address.
“The agency’s officers, led by CFS Banuso, promptly responded and were deployed to the scene of the incident. On getting there, it was discovered that a man of about 45 years of age fell into a deep well on Wednesday night.
“Our officers quickly swung into action, applied all necessary rescue equipment, and recovered the man’s body from the well. The corpse was thereafter handed over to a team of policemen from the Okutapemo Divisional Headquarters, Iseyin.”
Recall that in recent months, the Oyo State Fire Services Agency has handled several similar rescue operations across the state, including the recovery of individuals trapped in wells, abandoned boreholes, and other hazardous locations.
One such incident occurred in June when a 68‑year‑old man fell into a deep well while attempting to retrieve his mobile phone in the Imalefalafia area of Oke Ado, Ibadan.
