At least seven university undergraduates have tragically died after inhaling generator fumes inside a music studio on Transformer Road, Ebis, in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning, May 21, while the victims were working in the recording studio, which belonged to one of them, Akpos Reuben Braokubo. According to residents of Ebis, the studio crew had been working late into the night, relying on generators due to inadequate power supply in the state.
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The victims fell asleep with the generator running inside the studio and forgot to switch it off before dozing off. Reports indicated that six bodies were discovered on Tuesday morning, while one individual, found unconscious and rushed to the hospital, later died.
It was also revealed that most of the deceased were undergraduates from the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU) in Amassoma, who 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 reportedly evacuated and taken to a morgue in Yenagoa by police officials.
Friends and acquaintances have taken to social media to mourn the deceased.
