Secondary School Boy Drowns In River After Going to Swim Alone

Cursory: A young man has reportedly drowned in a river behind his school. The SS2 student was said to have gone swimming alone in a river behind school where he drowned. The State police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami has confirmed the tragic incident.

Mwafor Emmanuel, a Senior Secondary School 2 student of Owena Community Grammar School, Owena, Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been confirmed dead. He was found dead in a river behind his school.

A teacher in the school, who spoke in confidence, said: “The incident happened after school hours. Other students had gone to their houses when the boy decided to go and swim alone. He removed his uniform and sandals before jumping into the river. He must have drowned when he went deeper inside the river.

“Unfortunately, he may have been rescued if other students were with him at the time of the incident. They would have raised the alarm. But he went alone to swim.”

Police detectives were invited the next morning when his corpse was discovered by a passerby and deposited at the State’s General Hospital in Ondo town.

Confirming the incident, the State police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, described the death as unfortunate.

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