Man returns from eid Prayers, dies after jumping into well under influence of hard drug called colo

Man returns from eid Prayers, dies after jumping into well under influence of hard drug called colo

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

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

Officials of the Kwara State Fire Service later recovered his lifeless body from the well. Confirming the incident on Saturday, the fire service spokesperson, Hassan Adekunle, said firefighters responded swiftly to a distress call received around 10:29 a.m. on Friday from the Alapo compound in Edun, Ilorin.

“The distress call was received by the Fire Service control room at about 10:29 hours, reporting that a man had fallen into a well. Firefighters were immediately deployed to the scene, where they successfully recovered the body from the well.
“The victim, identified as Kazeem, reportedly jumped into the well under the influence of a hard substance known as Colo (Colorado) shortly after returning from Eid prayers.
“The body was handed over to Inspector Babatunde Amos of the ‘C ‘ Division Police Station, Ilorin. The Ministry awaits formal identification and claim of the body by the victim’s family.
“The director of the Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade Olumuyiwa, admonish residents of the state to stay away from drug abuse, warning that such acts often lead to tragic outcomes,” Adekunle stated.