The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the body of an unidentified man, estimated to be about 50 years old, from a river near Royal Valley Bridge in the Kulende area of Ilorin.
The body was discovered floating in the river on Tuesday after a passerby spotted it and alerted a radio station, which subsequently contacted the fire service.
According to the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Hassan Adekunle, firefighters received the distress report and arrived at the scene at about 3:44 p.m., where they successfully recovered the body.
The recovered remains were later handed over to the police at E-Division Police Station, Kulende, for further investigation.
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The fire service stated that the circumstances surrounding the incident and the actual cause of death remain unknown, adding that investigations are expected to establish what happened.
The Chief Fire Officer, Alabi Muhammed, commended the passerby and the radio station for their prompt response, urging residents to report emergencies and suspicious incidents to the appropriate authorities.
The incident comes barely two weeks after another man was feared drowned following an alleged altercation at Asa Bridge along Emir’s Road in Ilorin on October 18.
Authorities are yet to establish whether the latest incident involved an accident or any other circumstances.
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