Two SS2 students of the Alex Secondary School, Idua in Eket LGA of
Akwa Ibom drowned in the Qua Iboe River in Akwa Ibom State.
The students
namely Aniekan Harry and Uche Okoli had
sneaked out of their school on Thursday December 7th with six other
students to go play football.
After playing football, the students were on their way back to school
when their deceased colleagues told them they would like to take a deep
in the River. Owen Oscar, one of their colleagues who also sneaked out
of school, said they advised the victims not to go swimming but they
refused and went ahead to swim. Getting to the River, Harry slipped into
it while Okoli jumped into it.
Trouble started when the students could not find Okoli and Harry in
the River. The marine police officers around the River were alerted and
a search for the victims began. After two days of searching, their
bodeis were discovered yesterday, Saturday December 9th.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Akwa Ibom Police
command, DSP Bala Elkana, said the remains of the victims has been
deposited at the state morgue.