An unidentified student of University of Benin has drowned
in River Benue, on the closing day of Nigeria University Games Association
(NUGA) in Makurdi. Dr Omeche Onoja, Chairman, NUGA games medical and sanitation
subcommittee confirmed the incident.
Onoja said the student had gone to the river to swim when
the incident occurred. She said his corpse had been deposited at Madonna
Hospital in Makurdi.
"We had a distress call from some students of the situation
but on reaching the river, we found the lifeless body of the student, who has
been identified by his colleagues. He was said to have participated in some
games. The whole incident could have been avoided," she said.
The Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games was
hosted by the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM). Fifty seven
universities participated.
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