One Mallam Babangida of Tunga Rijawa has died in the early hours of Sunday, after falling into Moshe Gada Bridge in Kaima, Ilorin due to a heavy downpour.
Babawale Afolabi, the Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Ilorin.
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Afolabi said the dead body was later found beside the river.
He said: “The deceased, who was a security guard of Turning Point Construction Company, after closing from work around 6am, was trying to cross the bridge.
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“As a result of the heavy rainfall, the wave pushed the ladder away and he fell into the river.
“His dead body was later found beside the river.”