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Nigeria: Four Poly Students Drown in Ogun
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- Four Poly Students Drown in Ogun
- Abeokuta — Four students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Ogun State have drowned in a river at Aro, beside the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta. The students, who were members of the Apostolic Church Students Fellowship were said to have been having a seven day prayer and fasting retreat when the incident occurred.
  
  A member of the church who craves anonymity told newsmen in Abeokuta yesterday that the deceased went to the river to have their bath when the incident occurred. The source said the female members earlier took their bath and left the river, but that when their male counterparts went to take their bath, they decided to swim not knowing that the river was very deep. Mean while, the prayer coordinator of the fellowship has been detained by
  
  the police at Lafenwa Divisional Headquarters, Lafenwa, Abeokuta.
  
  One of the victims, it was learnt was a Muslim and an ND II student of Business Administration, and joined the fellowship about two weeks ago without the knowledge of his parents.
  
  The others were identified as Ebenezer of Elect/Elect Department,
  
  Olamide of Architectural Department and Nifemi, who was studying Mass Communication.
  
  At the time of filling this report, only three bodies had been recovered from the river, and they have been deposited in a mortuary in Abeokuta.
  
  When contacted, the Director of Student Affairs of the polytechnic, Mr. Dele Soyemi confirmed the incident, saying that the polytechnic heard of the incident yesterday through a phone call.
Tags:Ogun State., Abeokuta, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Olamide.
Source:Daily Monitor