These four young men who were said to be residents of Igbeani/Onicha Okpe in Ubulu Uku, had intentionally entered the empty well to wash it.

The corpses of four young men who died after suffocating inside a well in the Aniocha South Local Government Area in Delta State have been retrieved by residents of the community.

The young men who were said to be residents of Igbeani/Onicha Okpe in Ubulu Uku, had initially entered the empty well to wash it.

They reportedly died after lowering a power generating set, supporting it with a ladder, into the empty well.

According to the eye witness,They got suffocated after some minutes by the smoke coming out from the generator set coupled with high heat level, and an insufficient level of oxygen to sustain the pressure, while they were still inside the well.

Carbon monoxide is very poisonous to the cells and shouldn't be inhaled

Were they illiterates