{"id":169100,"date":"2025-07-11T11:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/teenager-drowns-in-benue-river-after-sneaking-out-of-school"},"modified":"2025-07-11T12:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:34:47","slug":"teenager-drowns-in-benue-river-after-sneaking-out-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/teenager-drowns-in-benue-river-after-sneaking-out-of-school","title":{"rendered":"Teenager drowns in Benue River after sneaking out of school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Tragedy struck in the Gboko West area of Benue State on Thursday as a teenager, Japheth Amine, drowned in River Nomnor Mke after sneaking out of school with his friends during study hours.<\/p>\n<p>According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred earlier in the day when Japheth and a group of schoolmates went to swim in the river.<\/p>\n<p>While swimming, Japheth was reportedly overpowered by the strong current and could not be rescued in time by his friends.<\/p>\n<p>His lifeless body was later discovered around 1:45 p.m. by local residents who had gone to the riverbank to wash clothes.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has thrown the Gboko West community in Gboko Local Government Area into mourning, as residents expressed shock and sadness over the sudden loss of the young student.<\/p>\n<p>Community leaders have urged parents and schools to strengthen supervision and caution students against visiting dangerous locations during school hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Tragedy struck in the Gboko West area of Benue State on Thursday as a teenager, Japheth Amine, drowned in River Nomnor Mke after sneaking out of school with his friends during study hours. 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