On Friday, three people drowned in a well, sending the Ojoro neighborhood of Owode Ede, Ede North Local Government Area, of Osun state into mourning.

It was learned that two of the three people who died were bricklayers who were working on the property of a pastor who will only be referred to as Pastor Shina at the time of the incident.

It was learned that Pastor Shina, the site's owner, tried to save them but ended up drowning in the well.

According to one of the neighborhood's neighbors, Hammed, the unpleasant incident occurred on Friday around 9:00 a.m.

Hammed elaborated that, While trying to recover a fetcher-pale that fell into the well around 9 a.m. on Friday, two bricklayers and the site owner, Pastor Shina, drown in the well.

“In order to begin working at the site, the apprentice bricklayer went out to get water around nine in the morning. The fetching pale fell into the well while he was fetching water.

“The boy entered the well in an effort to retrieve it, but he did not emerge for a few minutes. In an effort to rescue the boy, his master entered the well but was unable to exit again.

“The site owner attempted to save them, but he also fell into the well and drowned. It took place in the Ojoro region of Owode-Ede.

He stated, "In point of fact, the three corpses were recovered following the invitation of a native doctor to perform some rituals."

Adekunle Ibrahim, the Osun State Fire Service's spokesperson, confirmed the incident.

He stated, "We were involved in the rescue of the three people that fell inside well, but they were brought out dead." He was referring to the incident. Their bodies have been evacuated by us.