Man found dead in petrol tank in Ilorin

A 29-year-old tank installer/maintainer, simply identified as Ahmed was, has been recovered dead from a petrol tank at a popular filling station in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State.

The tragic incident occurred on Saturday at about 19:25hrs while the victim and his boss were performing the maintenance work inside the petrol tank at the filling station.

The spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said the victim suddenly got suffocated and eventually died in the tank, in Ilorin.

He said firemen were, however, able to evacuate the body from the tank and handed his remains over to his boss, Mr Abdulbasit Oladimeji.

Reports said late Ahmed did not put on the necessary safety gear before embarking on the work.

The victim came from Ibadan, Oyo State, with his boss for the job.

Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, urged the general public to be more safety conscious, particularly the workers, to always endeavor to use safety equipment at all time.