3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead Inside Well in Abuja After Days of Searching

A heartbreaking incident has been reported in Abuja after a 3-year-old boy identified as Abdullahi Musa was found dead inside a well in Yimi village, Zuba chiefdom, located in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The deceased child was reportedly the son of Musa Baba, the vigilante commander of Zuba.

According to reports, Abdullahi was declared missing by his family after he could not be found within the compound on May 25.

Speaking about the incident, a resident identified as Ibrahim Idris told Daily Trust that the child’s body was eventually discovered inside an abandoned well around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, following several days of searching.

Idris explained that the boy’s mother immediately alerted neighbours after the discovery, and residents quickly rushed to the scene to retrieve the child’s body from the well.

He also stated that the child’s father was reportedly away at the time the corpse was recovered.

According to Idris, the remains of the boy were later buried on Tuesday in accordance with Islamic rites.

He added that the incident was not officially reported to security operatives in the area.

A family member identified as Yakubu also revealed that the child had reportedly gone to the backyard of the house to defecate on the day he disappeared but never returned.

He said the family initially searched the backyard and surrounding areas but could not locate him, causing panic among relatives and members of the community.

“So it was in the process that the family started going round the community in search of the child, until the next day, Tuesday, when the corpse of the child was discovered in an abandoned well,” Yakubu reportedly said.