Two students of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) drowned while taking selfies in a canoe on a river in Akure, the Ondo State capital yesterday evening. The two students whose names were given as Olabiyi Emmanuel and Olokun Babatunde were both 300-level students of the university. Olabiyi was said to be a student of the department of Agric and Environmental Engineering, while Olokun was a student of the department of Project Management Technology. President of the Students Union Government, Mr. Adeyinka Olasehinde who confirmed the incident, said the death of the two students had thrown the university into mourning. Narrating how the incident happened, Olasehinde explained that four students went to a river close to the university and took selfies in a canoe stationed on the river. He added that the canoe capsized while the students were taking the pictures. Olasehinde hinted that two of the students narrowly escaped death because they knew how...