Ondo Poly Final Year Student Drowns While Swimming In River
A student of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Olagundoye Oladotun, has drowned in a river at Igbekebo, the headquarters of the Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The HND 2 Mathematics undergraduate was said to have gone to Igbekebo for the burial of his friend’s father on Thursday, August 24, 2017.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Mr. Femi Joseph, said, “The report we have is that the deceased followed his friend to a jetty in the town and he put off his clothes and jumped into the river. He told his friend that he was a good swimmer. But some hours after he dived into the river, he did not come up. His lifeless body floated in the river after four days of intense search. His friends are helping with investigation and autopsy would be conducted on the body.”
The PPRO noted that there was no foul play suspected in the death of the polytechnic student.
