Seven students in Niger Delta University (NDU) in Amassoma have died after inhaling fumes from a generator inside a music studio on Transformer Road, Ebis, in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State.
The victims, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, were working in the recording studio, owned by one of them identified as Akpos Barakubo, when the incident occurred on Tuesday morning.
Some of them are already married.
Residents of Ebis said the studio crew worked late into the night, and fell asleep with the generator running inside the studio which they forgot to switch it off before dozing off.
Six bodies were discovered on Tuesday morning, while one individual, found unconscious and rushed to the hospital, later passed away.
The deceased were involved in the recording business to support their education.
At the time of the report, security operatives had cordoned off the area.
The victims’ bodies were said to have been evacuated and taken to a morgue in Yenagoa by police officials.
The spokesperson for the state police command, ASP Musa Mohammed, said he was yet to get briefs from the Divisional Police Officer (PRO) in charge of the area, and promised to keep the press updated as soon as he got the details of the incident.
