NYSC DG orders investigation into death of corps members during orientation

News Express |4th Dec 2016 | 2,554

Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Sule Z Kazaure, has set up a high-powered committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the death of three Corps members, Elechi Chinyerum Nwenenda, Oladepo Ifedolapo and Asuquo Ukeme Monday, during the on-going 2016 Batch ‘B’ (Stream I) Orientation Course in Bayelsa, Kano and Zamfara States respectively.

The Director General also denied reports making the rounds that the three Corps members died as a result of negligence on the part of the NYSC.

This is just as the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) called on the Federal Government to provide adequate medical facilities for NYSC members, stressing that it was lamentable that young people should lose their lives while serving their fatherland.

In a statement signed by its President, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, NANS, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Director General of NYSC, Kazaure, to expeditiously look into the deplorable conditions of NYSC camps with a view to providing adequate medical services.

“It is unthinkable and sad that a common ailment like diarrhoea should kill a first class graduate. After toiling amidst very excruciating economic and social conditions to get some education, young Nigerians are left to die as if they were being trained for death,” Obasi lamented.

Kazaure disclosed in a statement made available to The Guardian, yesterday, in Abuja, that the death of the three corps members followed brief illnesses, after medical teams in the camps battled to save them in line with established procedures. (The Guardian)

•Photo shows NYSC DG, Brig.-Gen. Kazaure.

Comments

Post Comment

Retrieving full detail for nysc dg orders investigation into death of corps members during orientation...

2027: Shake-up looms as four ministers to quit Tinubu’s cabinet + The affected ministers

Liverpool cruise past Wolves to reach FA Cup quarter-finals

2027 Presidency: I am not afraid of APC’s 30 Governors — Peter Obi

Dozens feared killed in herders' renewed attacks on Benue community

How I found out about first military coup in Nigeria — Anyaoku

Robbers trail man from bank, steal N10m

National Library seeks Indigenous language versions of National Anthem, Pledge

NYSC: Why some graduates miss mobilisation, face delays — DG Nafiu

Vatican City: Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa meets The Pope, receives papal blessings ‘for the chapters ahead’

Tinubu govt risks diplomatic embarrassment over ambassadorial postings – ADC warns

Why FIFA listed Congo for World Cup playoff despite Nigeria's protest — Dikko

Bandits arrested with firearms, Tramadol in Kwara

BudgIT raises red flag on 2026 Budget, urges National Assembly to tighten fiscal oversight

Teach young girls to cover up, being naked is not beauty, says Remi Tinubu

Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: Omoile admits lying in statement to EFCC

I've not seen copy of signed Electoral Act — Makinde

Police arrest suspected kidnappers, cultists, others in Kwara

Groups seek end to child marriage in north

Petrol price rises to N1,080 per litre in Ibadan

E-Transmission: NIGCOMSAT should be part of the solution, says CEO

Saturday, March 7, 2026 7:53 AM

Loading banners

GOCOP Accredited Member

NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. Published by Africa’s international award-winning journalist, Mr. Isaac Umunna, NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s first truly professional online daily newspaper. It is published from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and media hub, and has a provision for occasional special print editions. Thanks to our vast network of sources and dedicated team of professional journalists and contributors spread across Nigeria and overseas, NEWS EXPRESS has become synonymous with newsbreaks and exclusive stories from around the world.