Precious Omordia, a final year student of Delta State University, has been confirmed dead after drowning in Okotie river.
The unfortunate accident happened yesterday around 1:30pm when he went to swim in the river with three friends (a boy and two girls).
According to reports, the deceased’s friends fled the scene of the incident without seeking help.
A search which was launched after his hostel mates got worried over his whereabouts, led to the discovery of the corpse of the final year student of physiology in the river. The father of the deceased was notified before Omordia’s corpse was retrieved and taken to Agbor.
Friends of the deceased have already taken to social media to pen down tributes to him.
