On Colos...Man Dies After Jumping Into Well Under Influence of ‘Colo’ Following Eid Prayer

 On Colos...Man Dies After Jumping Into Well Under Influence of ‘Colo’ Following Eid Prayer

A 43-year-old man, Kazeem from the Edun area of Ilorin, Kwara State, has died after jumping into a domestic well while under the influence of a hard substance known as ‘Colo’ (Colorado). 

The incident occurred shortly after Kazeem returned from Eid prayer on Friday.

According to Hassan Adekunle, spokesman of the Kwara State Fire Service, the fire department received a distress call at about 10:29 a.m. on Friday reporting that a man had fallen into a well at the Alapo compound in Edun, Ilorin. Firefighters were promptly deployed to the scene and successfully recovered Kazeem's lifeless body from the well.

Adekunle stated that Kazeem reportedly jumped into the well under the influence of ‘Colo’ shortly after returning from Eid prayers. 

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The body was handed over to Inspector Babatunde Amos of the ‘C’ Division Police Station in Ilorin, and the Ministry awaits formal identification and claim by Kazeem's family.

The director of the Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade Olumuyiwa, advised residents to avoid drug abuse, warning that it often leads to tragic outcomes.