32-Year-Old Woman Fall Inside 60-Foot Well For Ikorodu

One 32-year-old woman don land hospital after she fall inside 60-foot deep well for Agric Road, Ikorodu, Lagos. According to Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS), di woman, wey dem say dey suffer depression, fall inside di well early Wednesday morning. Di Controller General, Margaret Adeseye, yarn say dem receive distress call and rush go di scene. Preliminary report show say di woman waka from nearby building and sit down near di well before she mistakenly fall inside. Firefighters quickly begin rescue operation and manage carry di woman comot alive, even though she get injury for head and blood dey her face. Video from di scene show how dem lower one firefighter into di well to bring her out.

Adeseye talk say depression na di likely cause of di fall, as di woman look lost and disturbed before di incident. She add say na accident, but serious one. Di victim don dey receive treatment for hospital now. LSFRS warn say mental health issues dey increase and people need to dey alert. Reports don show say depression dey rise for Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, especially as economic wahala, joblessness and social stress dey press people. For April and September 2024, reports show how Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, record almost 100% increase in patients. Experts dey beg govment make dem build more mental health centres and run awareness campaign because untreated depression dey lead to suicide, self-harm and tragic accidents like dis one.