A three-year-old boy, Emmanuel Samuel, died on Sunday after he fell inside a well in front of a building on Hassan Sule Street, Ita Oluwo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.

The kindergarten pupil, his elder brother, Timileyin Samuel, and some of their friends were said to be playing around 3pm in the area when the deceased accidentally strayed into the well.

PUNCH Metro learnt that residents and officials of the Lagos State Fire Service, who came to the area after receiving a distress call, had difficulties rescuing the victim due to the depth of the well.

Our correspondent gathered that a member of the Oodua People’s Congress later summoned up courage and went down the well to rescue the boy at about 7pm. He brought out the boy dead.

It was learnt that the well was dug about eight years ago by the landlord of the building but was abandoned when it did not produce water.

Some youths were said to have become angry with the landlord for leaving the well open. They reportedly stormed the residence and broke some window glasses.

The landlord, Bamidele Ogunwole, was said to have been arrested on Monday after the incident was reported at the Ogijo Police Division, Ogun State.

The family members of the deceased were still wailing on Monday when PUNCH Metro visited the area.

Emmanuel’s mother, Kikelolomo, who spoke in tears, described the deceased as her “everything.”

She said, “He had brothers and sisters, but he was my everything. He was very intelligent and smart. It was his brother that rushed to tell me he had drowned.”

The father, Sergeant Abu Samuel, said what pained him most was the fact that the landlord buried his child without his consent.

“I was on duty when I was called that my son had drowned only to come back home and be told he was dead. To add insult to injury, that man (the landlord) buried my child somewhere in Agodo without my consent,” he said.

Residents described Emmanuel’s death as avoidable.

One of them, who identified herself only as Esther, said, “It is very easy for anybody to get trapped in a well that is left open like this. One of the man’s tenants told me that they had complained several times to the landlord, but he ignored them.”

The lawyer for the family, P.O. Idogun, accused the police of “foot-dragging,” adding that no relative of the suspect had shown up at the police station.

The Chairman of the community development association, Alara Ogodo, blamed the suspect for burying the child without the approval of his family.

The Director, Lagos Fire Service, Rasaq Fadipe, confirmed the incident, saying “our men from Ikorodu fire station responded, but the child was brought out dead.”

The Ogun State Police spokesperson, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, said the landlord had presented himself to the police.

He said, “He is in our custody. We will do something about the case.”

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lalasticlala

Picture of the boy and the well he fell into

I also had a similar experience when I was little. I was a Restless and Rascal Playful Brat till I fell into a Suckaway fill with lots of Shiits!!Damn I can't forget ever!!

Bt wait ooo well still da exist fr dis our globalized and civilized bore holes... Haba . Rip to da boy. Mtcheeew

Hiaaanñ! If land lord no close am, cant tennants come together and close it?
Now a child is d3ad and they are crying ba?

RIP to the young soul.
But that useless landlord should be incarcerated.

Oh no!. The well is too low!

So sad. May his cute soul rest in perfect peace.

Where are the 'wole wole'? There are a lot of Environmental anomalies that should be corrected . we are focusing on developing our economy without looking at how sustainable our environment is to accommodate the development. Its high time we increased our social and environmental consciousness.










It begins with you!!!


RIP to the dead

This is what to expect when you have a Daura President presiding over your affairs.

christ

eya God grant u peace

That landlord should be investigated. No sane man will leave a well opened like that even when u're not told. I guess, that well is a deathtrap and for him for have buried the boy alone.. Its another thing which calls for urgent investigation..

To the poor boy, there's no need for me to tell u to rest in peace anymore cos am sure, u'll tell baba God, as small as u're, u've already seen hell on earth. So, all u now need is REST. So, ur rest is certain. Enjoy ur REST LIL BRO..

U're not alone. Everyone is indebted to death. We'll all join u one day!

Tragic death.
R.I.P Lil man

That well is a death trap. Even an adult can fall into it. Just imagine an open well, on a ground level, at the conner of the house. Pls those habitant should do something about it fast before another incident.

Jee

How careless adults can be?

The landlord needs to be sued for the death of that poor child,you live in a vicinity surrounded by kids,why not take all the necessary precaution to cover that well?

Ogun State

What a life

Really sad

Preserve your people, Lord!

Poor boy
That well is a deathtrap
Its not even raised
That Landlord is a criminal
He has that innocemt boys blood on his hands.

What were the tennants doing too?
Its everyones problem
If the landlord didnt cover it, why couldnt the tennants get together and cover it, bearing in mind that if a tragedy happens it could affect them too.

The parent too knew that there was a dangerous structure around them and they let the kid out with no supervision.

What can I call this? Illiteracy, ignorance, ai bikita or what?

this is negligence of the highest order. d parent should be jailed.

Really sad

Nawa

That's so sad. RIP little boy.

delishpot:
Hiaaanñ! If land lord no close am, cant tennants come together and close it?
Now a child is d3ad and they are crying ba?

they are fools ..i thnk their senses should tell them to cover the well..it painful nah. haba! na only money them knw.