Master, apprentice feared drowned after dispute in Ilorin

Two persons are feared drowned astatine Asa Bridge on Emir's Road successful Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, pursuing an altercation reportedly linked to a ₦2,000 disagreement.

DAILY POST gathered that an apprentice and his maestro allegedly chased each different to the span earlier plunging into the Asa River connected Saturday.

However, the spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said the bureau responded to a rescue exigency astatine the span connected Saturday, October 17, 2026, pursuing a study of a antheral who entered the stream during an altercation and was subsequently reported missing.

In a connection issued successful Ilorin, Adekunle said the Fire Service received a distress telephone and deployed unit to the country astatine 10:15 a.m.

According to him, accusation gathered astatine the country indicated that an altercation had occurred betwixt 2 adults, during which 1 idiosyncratic sustained an injury.

He said a antheral identified arsenic Abubakar reportedly ran towards the stream and jumped in, portion different man, identified arsenic Nasiru, 42, who had attempted to intervene, besides entered the stream and was subsequently reported to person drowned.

“Upon receiving the report, our firefighters instantly commenced an intensive hunt and re...