18-year-old farmer drowns in Jigawa rescuing cattle

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Adamu Musa, who was 18 years old, drowned in an attempt to rescue his cow in Buji Local Government Area, Jigawa State.

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The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday evening at Unguwar Magina in Buji town.

Tbe victim drowned in a pond while trying to rescue his cow that slipped and fell into a pond during grazing around the area.

NSCDC spokesman, CSC Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident said“it occurred on Saturday, 3rd of September, 2022, at about 02:00 pm when the young man took two of his cows to the farm and let them loose to feed from the grasses nearby.

“Sadly, one of the cows slipped and fell into a pond located close to the farm where they were grazing.

“Sighting the ugly occurrence, the deceased rushed to rescue his cow, but was drowned despite the combined efforts of the locals and the NSCDC personnel to rescue him,” he said.

He said the victim’s body was later found on Sunday at about 01:00 am.

He said the deceased was thoroughly examined, confirmed dead and handed over to his parents for proper burial, while the cow was rescued alive.