AWW! 10year old Girl dies in well

Firstclass newsline learnt that a 10-year-old girl, Eniola Sodipo, has
drowned in a well on Atanda Street, Mafoluku, Oshodi area of Lagos
State.
The victim, who was holidaying with a family in the house, was said to
be playing with other children in the neighbourhood, when the well
cover caved in.
She was recovered dead by officials of the Lagos State Fire Service
around 2pm on Monday.
The corpse was said to have been handed over to policemen from the
Akinpelu Police Division.
A rescue official said the incident happened in the morning, adding
that the landlady had chased the children away from the well but they
returned.
He said, "The girl was on a holiday visit to a family in the house.
She was playing around with her friends.
"The landlady said she always chased them away from the well and
warned them not to play around the place. She said she had returned to
her room in the morning, when the kids returned to the place and
continued to play there. It was then that the wooden slab used to
cover the well gave way, and she fell into it."
Firstclass newsline learnt that the other children raised the alarm,
which attracted the attention of neighbours.
They were said to have struggled to rescue the victim from the well
without any success.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, said the
agency received a distress call at 2.48pm.
He said the Ikeja Fire Station was deployed to the scene.
He said, "But by the time we got there, the girl was dead. We
discovered that the well was covered with wooden structure. She was
playing on top when she fell inside.
"All tenants and landlords must ensure their well are well covered and
should have a padlock when not in use, to prevent ugly incidents like
this. Domestic wells should also not be parallel to the ground. Every
well that is constructed with blocks, should be changed to rings."
He said the agency would start combing every nook and cranny of the
state to check the wells of residents.
Firstclassnewsline.net