NYSC: Three corps members dead, one kidnapped

Tragedy struck in the Assakio area of the Lafia, Nasarawa State as three members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have been confirmed dead.

Naija News gathered that two of the deceased; Oguntola Wasiu Babatunde and Danjuma Jamil Salihu drowned in a swimming pool and their bodies were found floating on the bank of Assakio River on Sunday while their female colleague, Memuna Ahmad Yarwa died from child birth complications.

Naija News further gathered that Wasiu-Babatunde with state code number, NS16B4044 was from Ogun State, while Jamil-Salihu with state code number NS16B 0175 was a native of Kwara State.

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The state Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Mrs. Zainab Isah, confirmed the incident to journalists in Lafia on Monday.

She said, “I received the shocking news from the Assistant Commissioner of Police in the state. He said two corps members drowned in the Assakio River.”

Isah also revealed that a female corps member serving in the Udege Development Area of the state was kidnapped by gunmen at about 1pm on Friday.

She therefore, debunked the rumour that the victim was raped by her kidnappers.

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She said, “I took the victim, Blessing Kelechi, a Batch ‘A,’ Stream I corps member, who hails from Abia State, to the Federal Medical Center, Lafia, where she underwent a medical test which dismissed the rumour making the round that the corps member was raped by her kidnappers.

“The corps members were allegedly robbed by gunmen. Kelechi is presently in my custody. I am going to hand her over to the Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-Makura.

“No ransom was paid before her release, but she was beaten by the kidnappers. At the time the victim was kidnapped, she was in her menstruation period and the assault made her to bleed more.”