A final year student of Delta State University, Precious Omordia has been confirmed dead after drowning in Okotie river in Delta State after he went swimming with friends. 

The final year student of physiology had gone swimming with three friends (a boy and two girls) around 1:30pm on Sunday February 2 2020, when the sad incident occurred.  It was gathered that the deceased friends fled the scene of the incident without seeking help. 

His corpse was discovered after is hostel mates got worried over his whereabouts and launched a search team which led to the discovery of the deceased body in the river. The father of the deceased was notified before Omordia's corpse was retrieved and taken to Agbor.

Friends of the deceased have already taken to social media to pen down tributes to him.