NYSC didn’t cause death of Corps members – DG

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure, on Saturday said the Corps had no blame in the death of three of those currently undergoing orientation across the country.
The Corps equally expressed its regrets and sent condolences to the families of three corps members who died during the ongoing 2016 Batch ‘B’ (Stream I) Orientation Course in Bayelsa, Kano and Zamfara States.
It also said it had set up “a high-powered committee” to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the deaths of Chinyerum Nwenenda Elechi, Ifedolapo Oladepo and Monday Asuquo Ukeme, deployed in the three states.
Kazaure, who personally signed the statement, dismissed a report that the deaths were caused by the negligence of the Corps’ personnel.
He said: “The death of the trio followed brief illnesses and after medical teams in the camps battled to save them in line with established procedures. However, in view of these unfortunate incidents in Bayelsa, Kano, and Zamfara states, the management has set up a high-powered committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the deaths.”
Kazaure said the NYSC management appreciates the concerns of stakeholders, assuring them “that the scheme will continue to take measures aimed at ensuring the security and general well-being of youths enlisted to serve the nation on its platform”.