A 200-level Chemical Engineering student just lost his life for partaking in a bet in an attempt to swim across a river. the condition is that if he is able to swim across the river, he gets about $0.3 which is equivalent to about 300 naira. as a typical Ijaw man, i understand how this works and usually, during swimming in the creek for fun, a lot of bets goes on ranging from bets on who can last longer under the water to who can swim across certain rivers even with zero safety measures in place.
I am not a good swimmer but even if I am, I wouldn't take any type of this bet and will think as it's an easy money. But with life and poverty, I understand how things could go worse from normal things to unexpected thing that can happen insight. This should ended fun but it didn't, these students and friends should be going for some enjoying moments but it ended up a tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.