Two first year students of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Eket drowned in a lake on Saturday while on picnic just few days before their matriculation.
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The students, Ibiye Duke Nicholas Silas (Department of Marine Engineering) and one Daniel (Department of Civil Engineering) met their untimely end in a lake along Uyo/Ikot Abasi road.
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Reports has it that both deseased went into the lake with their fellow students but failed to resurface after sometime.
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The students who raised an alarm went into a search with the University's Medical team to recover their bodies.
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This sad news makes it the 6th death of Akwa Ibom State University Undergraduates within two months of this semester.
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We pray the souls of Daniel and Silas to Rest In Peace... Amen!