At least seven university students died after allegedly inhaling fumes from a generator inside a music studio in Bayelsa state.

The tragic incident happened on Tuesday morning, May 21, when the victims were working in the recording studio owned by one of the victims identified as Akpos Reuben Braokubo.

Six bodies were found, and one person who was found unconscious later died at the hospital.

Residents of the area say the studio crew worked overnight using their generators due to the inadequate power supply in the state.

The victims fell asleep with the generator inside the studio and forgot to switch it off before dozing off.

Most of the victims were undergraduates from Niger Delta University (NDU) in Amassoma, involved in the recording business to support their education.

Security operatives have cordoned off the area, and the bodies have been taken to a morgue in Yenagoa, where friends are mourning the deceased.