The incident reportedly occurred in the Buji Local Government Area of the state.
An 18-year-old herder in Jigawa State, northwest Nigeria has drowned while attempting to save his cow.
The incident reportedly occurred in the Buji Local Government Area of the state.
Adamu Shehu, spokesman for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state on Sunday said one of the herder’s cows slipped and fell into a pond while grazing.
He said the farmer allowed his cattle to graze while he worked on his farm, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
According to Shehu, when the herder saw that one of the cows had fallen into the pond, he jumped into the pond and tried to save it but drowned in the process.
However, the cow was later rescued alive.
“But the farmer’s body was, however, not found until Sunday; 11 hours after he fell into the pond.
“The NSCDC examined the body and confirmed the farmer dead and handed the corpse to his parents,” Shehu said.