Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the body of an unidentified man, estimated to be about 50 years old, from a river at the Royal Valley Bridge in the Kulende area of Ilorin.

The recovery operation was carried out on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, following a report that a body was seen floating in the river.

According to a statement by the Fire Service, a passerby who spotted the body alerted Sobi FM, which subsequently informed the emergency response agency.

The statement said firefighters received the report and arrived at the scene at about 3:44 p.m., where they commenced a recovery operation and successfully retrieved the body.

It added that the recovered body was handed over to SUP Abdulganiu Garuba of th...