A tragedy occurred in
the Gajaja community in Danbatta local government area of Kano state on
Thursday, December 12, when a 16-year old bride identified as Fatima Abubakar,
fell inside a well and drowned while preparing for her wedding ceremony.
The bride visited a
beautician who is also her sister on Thursday morning when the accident
occurred.
Fatima was reported to
have visited her beautician who is also her sister when the accident occurred.
The father of the
deceased, Abubakar, told BBC Hausa service that the incident has thrown friends
and members of his family into mourning even though he didn’t provide details
of how Fatima fell into the well but described it as an accident.
Abubakar continued
saying ‘Now we are pleading with Hajiya Lami (the cosmetologist) whom the
incident occurred at her residence. She is also a sister to the late bride. She
is unconscious and unable to eat,”.
