Simon Utebor, YenagoaA student of Public Administration at the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe,Bayelsa State, identified simply as Ade, has drowned in a river close to the institution. Ade reportedly drowned in the river bordering the polytechnic on Sunday while trying to fetch water for domestic use due to lack of water on the campus. It was learnt that lack of potable water on the campus forced students to rely on the river and other unconventional means for water. Tragedy was said to have struck when Ade and an unnamed friend went to the river to fetch water. A human rights activist, Alagoa Morris, faulted the school management on its handling of the matter.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 02:26 UTC