A 200-level Chemical Engineering pupil of the Federal College, Otuoke, has reportedly drowned on the Ekoli Creek in Yenagoa over an N300 wager.
Our correspondent learnt that the incident passed off on Sunday morning, however the corpse had but to be recovered, simply because the identify of a dead body remained unknown.
PUNCH Metro accumulated on Monday from assets who had been aware of the improvement however refused to be discussed that the sufferer positioned a gamble with some society that he may swim around the river, however as he was once swimming, he went underneath the H2O and had no longer surfaced ever since.
A supply who’s a pupil of the college advised PUNCH Metro on Monday, “The day before today morning, a 200-level Chemical Engineering pupil made a gamble together with his coursemates to swim around the river.
“They all raised N300 each for the stake. As he was swimming, he dipped and he has not been seen after that. He is still missing up till now.”
Makes an attempt via PUNCH Metro to achieve the Society Family members Officer of the college, Ms Excuse Ekott, failed as she didn’t select up screams to her cell quantity.
Alternatively, when reached for feedback, the Police Society Family members Officer, Mr Musa Mohammed, stated he had but to be briefed at the incident.
Mohammed may no longer additionally give the identify of a dead body pupil.
Mohammed stated, “I have no information on the incident” and promised to achieve our correspondent the generation he had any replace.
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