A 9-year-old girl and her sister fell inside a well while fetching water in Kano.

 The Kano Fire Service has rescued two sisters, aged 9 and 2, who fell inside a well at Dan Gawo village in the Bichi Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday, April 30, said the incident occurred as the older girl, Khadija, 9, of Lawan, was fetching water from the well while carrying her 2-year-old sister on her back.

"On Wednesday, April 27 2022, Bichi fire station received an emergency call at about 17:35 from Hisbah Deputy Commander (DC")," the statement read. 

"He reported an incident at Dan Gawo village in Bichi LGA. When our men reached the area at about 17:40, they found that two girls named Khadija Lawan, about 9 years old, and Fatima Lawan, about 2 years old, had fallen inside a well. 

"Victims have been rescued alive and handed over to their father, named Malam Lawan."