The Bauchi State Police Command on Sunday confirmed that a student of Government Secondary School, Toro in Toro Local Government Area of the state died while swimming in a river.
A statement released by the command’s spokesman, DSP Haruna Mohammed, said that the deceased student identified as Idris Yakubu had gone to bathe at a river in Narabi village when the incident happened.
A rescue team organized by the police was able to fish out the victim's body but he was confirmed dead at the General Hospital, Toro.
Mohammed said that the victim's body which was deposited at the mortuary would be released to the family after autopsy.
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