Operatives of the Oyo State Fire Service have rescued a 45-year-old man who became trapped inside a soakaway pit in Ibadan.
The incident happened on Monday evening along NTC Road in the Oke Ado area of the city.
The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, disclosed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday.
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According to him, the man was inside the soakaway pit evacuating accumulated faecal waste when he became trapped.
Akinwande explained that firefighters immediately responded to the emergency and used appropriate rescue techniques to bring the man out of the pit.
After the operation, the rescued victim was handed over to a team of police officers from the Iyaganku Divisional Headquarters led by SP Francis Nwamini.
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