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Buhari Orders Probe Of Death Of NYSC Member

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered independent investigation of the death of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Miss Ifedolapo Oladepo in Kano State.

According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President’s fresh probe is to unravel the true circumstances surrounding her death.

The President also commiserated with the families of three NYSC members who lost their lives recently during the 2016 Batch ‘B’ Orientation Programme in three States of the Federation, including Ifedolapo.

He described the demise of the young Nigerians as “shocking, sad and unfortunate,” noting that they died in the course of answering the national call to serve.

He urged the families, friends and associates of the deceased to be consoled by the knowledge that their loved ones paid the supreme price while on national service and not for ignoble reasons.

President Buhari also extended condolences to the Director-General and Management of the NYSC over the transition of the youth corps members, Chinyerum Nwenenda Elechi, Ifedolapo Oladepo and Monday Asuquo Ukeme, in Bayelsa, Kano and Zamfara States respectively.

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House of Reps to investigate death of NYSC member

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The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the death of Rachael Oladepo, a corps member at the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Orientation Camp in Kano.

The resolution of the House followed a motion by Olufemi Fakeye (Osun), which was unanimously adopted by members through a voice vote.

Moving the motion, Mr. Fakeye expressed concern over the media reports, last week, on the demise of Ms. Oladepo while at the Kano orientation camp.

He noted that Ms. Oladepo, before her demise, was aged 26, a first class graduate in Aviation Transport Management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho and a native of Osun.

Mr. Fakeye explained that Ms. Oladepo became sick few days after she reported at the orientation camp on November 25 and reported her condition to the camp authorities.

The lawmaker further informed the house that the late Ms. Oladepo was admitted at the camp clinic under the supervision of an NYSC doctor, supported by NYSC nurses.

Mr. Fakeye further expressed concern that the camp clinic might not have been adequately equipped adding that the late Ms. Oladepo was reportedly given “placebo”.

Placebo is a pill or substance given to patient like a drug but has no physical effect on the patient.

He explained that Ms. Oladepo was later injected with some substances which he said worsened her health condition.

Mr. Fakeye said that because Ms. Oladepo’s medical condition did not improve many hours after being admitted at the clinic, she was ‘’belatedly evacuated’’ to another hospital where she reportedly died.

Contributing to the motion, the Leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, described the death of Ms. Oladepo as “one death too many’’, a development he said should not be overlooked.

He said that all involved in ‘’the negligence of the act’’ should be made to appear before the Committees on Healthcare Services, Youths Development and Justice.

Mr. Gbajabiamila called on the management of NYSC to work with state governments for the provision of better health care services in all the NYSC camps in the country.

The House also resolved that health insurance be provided for all youth corps members in the country.

The Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, therefore, referred the motion to the committees concerned for compliance and report back to the House within four weeks.

The House observed a minute silence for the souls of the departed corps members.

NYSC Member Drowns In Boat Mishap

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A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member is believed to have drowned in a boat accident on Thursday in Okpotuwari Community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

Sources in the community told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday that the corps member, who hailed from Anambra drowned when the canoe he boarded capsized.

Tontiemote Yeiyei, a resident, said the deceased, who was serving at Okpotuwari Community, had gone to Ondewari with two of his friends across the Osiana creek by a hand paddled canoe.

Mr. Yeiyei said the ill-fated canoe encountered rough currents at the jetty as the deceased and the others were returning to Okpotuwari.

He said that following the boat accident, sympathisers quickly raised a search party, during which the two others were rescued alive.

“The rescue team searched for the remains of the drowned corps member to no avail, and local divers later joined them but they are yet to find the body. Hopefully it will be afloat by Saturday.

“The survivors have been stabilised and are being taken care of at a clinic,” Yeiyei said.

Marine police sources in Southern Ijaw said that the incident was yet to be reported.

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Rivers Rerun Polls: How NYSC Member, Samuel Okonta, Was Killed

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Details emerged on Tuesday on how a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Samuel Dumebi Okonta, a graduate of Political Science from Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, was murdered in cold blood on Saturday night.

Okonta, who hailed from Illah community in Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, served as the Assistant Presiding Officer (APO II) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)at Ukpeliede Town Hall, Ward 6, Unit 5 in Ahoada West Local Government during the last Saturday’s rerun elections in Rivers State.

It was learnt that the deceased was trailed and killed after he had submitted the election results to the local government office of INEC in Ahoada West.

Okonta’s colleague, Anana Aniekan Udoetor, who narrated what transpired after votes were cast, said he was in the company of the late Okonta departing INEC’s office when his killers tracked them and shot sporadically at them.

Udoetor, who spoke  on the phone, explained that they had concluded their duty and were on their way back to Ukpeliede, when the unfortunate incident occurred.
“I was the APO I, while Okonta was the APO II at the Ukpeliede town hall, Ward 6, Unit 5, we had conducted the elections peacefully without even the presence of security agents.

“We proceeded to the INEC collation centre to submit our results, on reaching there, the environment was tense and supporters of both APC and PDP were charged. We managed to submit our results, but while we were submitting them, there was an alarm of skirmishes, forcing the collation officers to hide under the table,” he disclosed.

Anana said the situation at the INEC local government secretariat seemed unsafe, which prompted him and his late friend to take the risk of travelling back to Ukpeliede.

“We felt that the INEC office was no longer safe, so we then made our way to Ndiama junction and took a taxi to Okode junction. We were supposed to board a (commercial) motorcycle, but we couldn’t get one, so we decided to trek down to Ukpeliede.

“Shortly after, we saw a vehicle coming and we noticed that the head lamps of the vehicle was not on and someone in the vehicle was pointing a torchlight at us.

“We suddenly realised that the vehicle was coming directly towards us and before we knew what was happening, we started hearing gunshots. I ran inside the bush but they kept on shooting. Okonta was killed in the process.
“I stayed in the bush for some minutes and later ran into an uncompleted building which is used as a church,” he said.

When contacted, Samuel’s elder brother, Azuka, could not speak on the death of his sibling, stating that he was on his way to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to see his late brother’s corpse.

However, his younger brother, Uche, who works as a software engineer in Lagos, said he was still in shock following the news of his brother’s death.
Uche, who is the only younger brother of the deceased, said the late Samuel was an easy-going God-fearing young man, who was often referred to by his friends as a pastor.

“We are nine in number from the same parents, our father died in 1993 and our mother in 2012. I am the last child, while Samuel was my immediate elder brother, he was very calm and easy-going.

“He attended Ugbede Memorial Primary school, Illah; then proceeded to Illah Grammar School and later Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. People usually referred to him as a pastor because of his calm disposition and neat dressing. But he was just an usher in the church,” he said.

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Man Remanded For Duping NYSC Member

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For allegedly duping a member of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), a suspected fraudster, David Emmanuel, was at the weekend remanded in police custody by an Akure Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Emmanuel was accused of duping one Idowu Temitope the sum of N120,000 in false pretence of securing employment for him at the Department For International Development (DFID).

According to the prosecution counsel, Tolu Abisagbo, Emmanuel also collected a sum of N630,000 with a promise of assisting him in buying two cars from two federal agencies.

Abisogbon further told the court that the offences committed by the suspect are punishable under section 516 of the criminal code and laws of the state.

He prayed the court not to grant the accused bail because other suspects are still at large.

He added that the presence of the accused would be helpful in further investigation.

The counsel to the accused person ,Barrister Rotiji Emmanuel urged the court to grant his client bail on the ground that he was presumed innocent until proven contrary

In his ruling, the Presiding Magistrate, Sola Adedapo, ordered the suspect to be remanded in police custody till December 22, when the matter comes up for further hearing.

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