After allegedly trying to swim across for a ₦300 bet, the body of a 200-level Chemical Engineering student from the Federal University, Otuoke, who drowned in Ekoli Creek, Yenagoa, has been found.
On Monday night, almost twenty-four hours after the student vanished, his remains were recovered from the river. According to witnesses, he dove into the sea but did not come up.
On Monday night, grieving university students honoured him with a candlelight march.
“Sorry, but I haven’t been authorised to speak on the matter,” said Mercy Ekott, the university’s public relations officer, in a text message when contacted.
Police Verify Their Investigation
Musa Mohammed, the spokesperson for the Bayelsa State Police Command, confirmed the occurrence on Tuesday and said that an investigation is still on to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.
The dead had taken a bath in the river with a companion. Unfortunately, he drowned after jumping into the water during the operation.
Regardless of their swimming ability, we advise students—especially the younger generation—to use caution when near rivers.
According to sources, the student bet that he could swim across the creek, but he drowned halfway through and never came back.
CREDIT: ALLSCHOOL, Allschoolabs
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