An 18-year-old herdsman, Adamu Musa of Unguwar Magina, Buji town, in Buji local government area, Jigawa State, lost his life in a pond while trying to rescue his cow that fell into a pond while grazing around the area.
Spokesman for the state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Adamu Shehu, disclosed this known in a statement issued on Sunday (today).
He said the incident occurred on Saturday (September 3) about 2 pm when the young man took two of his cows to the farm and let them loose to feed on the grass nearby.
Sadly, he said, one of the cows slipped and fell into a pond located close to the farm where the animals were grazing.
Shehu said on sighting what happened, Musa rushed to rescue his cow, but was drowned.
He added that despite the combined efforts of the locals and the NSCDC personnel to rescue him, he was not found until 1 am on Sunday (today).
“The body was thoroughly examined, confirmed dead and handed over to his parents for proper burial while the cow was rescued alive,” the NSCDC spokesman said.
