The Lifeless body of a 24-year-old student at Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi, Abel Agaba was Friday morning recovered from River Benue after he reportedly drown when he went swimming.

It was gathered from a close family friend that the deceased, a 200-level student of the Chemistry Department of the institution had gone missing Thursday night when he went to the river to swim after complaining of intense heat.

According to the source who spoke on condition of anonymity, the deceased who lived with family members around Awe Street in the Wurukum area of Makurdi town had Thursday night in company of friends finished watching a football match at a Viewing Centre in the neighborhood, at about 11:45pm, and proceeded to the nearby River to swim.

He said, “we learnt that after watching the European football matches that finished at about 11.45pm he said he was hot and wanted to swim in River Benue to cool his body.

“Though those with him advised him against going to the river as it was already too late, he insisted and went since it was the usual practice around the area for people to go swimming at night whenever there is intense heat as we have now.

“He went alone, and nobody bothered to check on him till Friday morning when a fisherman in the neighborhood went to the river to check his fishing net for fishes and discovered Agaba’s lifeless body attached to his fishing net.

“The man raised the alarm, and people went and recovered his body which was identified by his family members who took his remains to the mortuary.

“The death of the young man has thrown Awe Street neighborhood into mourning because he was a gentle man who gave his time to his studies and never had issues with anyone.”

Contacted, the Pople Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent, CSP, Catherine Anene said she was yet to receive information on the incident.