In recent time, final year students of tertiary Institutions have adopted a special way to mark the final day of examination. In what is branded “dropping pen” showpiece, final year students who dropped pen are poured water by fellow students on arrival at their hostels.
Though, it was done with a measurable degree of funfare, it remained a significant practice that has spread across major higher Institutions in Nigeria. However, last Wednesday appeared different for students of Imo State University, Owerri who were observing their second semester exams and the last for final year students.
Trumpeta Newspaper whose corporate office is located near some of the hostels on Item street, off Mbari Street Owerri, part of Ikenegbu got wind of the development.
The report which Police has confirmed has it that a 200 level student of the Institution simply identified as Chisom by classmates met his untimely death during the traditional water-bath ritual to mark the end of the exercise.
The said Chisom who was said to have joined others to undertake the pouring of water to a graduating student however become a victim when he fell into a suck-away pit.
Eye witness account revealed that before spirited efforts attempts could be put in place to rescue him, the said Chisom had already given up.
Confirming the incident to Trumpeta, Police Public relations Officer, Imo State Command, Andrew Enwere, (DSP) said that police operatives have moved in to investigate the matter adding that the command got the report and has sent a team to unravel the circumstances behind the death.
