Kwara: Man found dead in river, body recovered

Mr Adekunle said the body was subsequently handed over to SUP Abdulganiu Garuba of the E-Division Police Station, Kulende, Ilorin, for further necessary action.

Yunusa Umar and Ambali Abdulkabeer • November 3, 2026

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The body of an unidentified man has been recovered from a river near Royal Valley Bridge in the Kulende area of Ilorin, Kwara State.

In a statement on Tuesday, Hassan Adekunle, spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, said the service received a report about a body sighted floating in the river.

“The fire service received the report and turned it out at 15:44hrs after a passerby who noticed the body in the river contacted Sobi FM, which subsequently alerted the fire service,” he said.

Mr Adekunle said firefighters commenced a recovery operation and retrieved the body of a man estimated to be about 50 years old.

He said the body was subsequently handed over to SUP Abdulganiu Garuba of the E-Division Police Station, Kulende, Ilorin, for further necessary action.

“The circumstances surrounding the incident and the cause of the man’s death have not yet been ascertained,” he said.

He added that further investigations were expected to establish the details of the incident.

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