Unilorin Student Enters River During Exercise, Goes Missing

A 200 level student of the University of Ilorin, Onikenku
Michael Atunde, is missing.
Atunde, who was said to have gone for swimming in the
university since last Saturday is yet to return to the hostel.
According to Vanguard, members of the Kwara state Fire
Service and National Emergency Management Agency have
been deployed to search for the student but they have not
recorded success.
The student, Onikenku Michael Atunde of the department of
Science Education and a member of Man O’ war, was said to
have gone missing since Saturday when he reportedly went
for swimming.
Spokesperson of the university, Kunle Akogun in a statement
said “a member of the man’o war club was reported to have
been calling for assistance in the river flowing behind the
Parks and Garden Unit early Saturday.
“Rescue efforts coordinated by the Deputy Vice Chancellor,
Academics, Prof Nike Ijaya was immediately mounted,
search still ongoing. Medical services have been on since
yesterday.”
“It is feared that the student might have been drowned at the
university’s dam site.,” the statement read.