Oyo fire agency recovers 45-year-old man from soak away pit in Ibadan

Men of the Oyo State Fire Service have recovered a 45-year-old man from a soakaway pit in Ibadan.

The agency revealed this in a statement signed by its Chairman, Maroof Akinwande.

The statement, made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday afternoon, explained that the victim was recovered from the pit located on NTC Road in the Oke Ado area of Ibadan.

He said that the incident occurred Monday evening.

Akinwande, in the statement, explained that the man was trapped in the soakaway pit while carrying out the evacuation of accumulated faeces.

He added that the fire crew quickly swung into action and recovered the victim and handed him over to a team of policemen from Iyaganku Divisional Headquarters.

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

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