Cross River Commissioner Gyogon Augustine Grimah has confirmed three medical students who went missing after their boat capsized during a cruise on Saturday in Calabar dead.
Thirteen medical students across different universities in Nigeria were involved in the boat accident.
Ten of them were rescued alive as soon as the boat capsized with three missing.
It was gathered that locals saw the floating bodies on Monday morning and alerted Marine Police.
The Police Commissioner said they recovered the bodies of two males and one female.
He said the bodies will be kept under proper care and contact made with relevant families before handover.
