A Female Corper Dies In Camp At Bayelsa Sate

It was a sad event in Yenagoa as  a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), posted to Bayelsa State lost her life just five days after arriving camp.The young lady who was  identified as Miss ‎Elechi  reportedly died after a strange ailment. The late lady, aged 27,was a graduate of Ignatius Azuru University of Education, Port Harcourt in Rivers State.She lost her life at about 9pm on Tuesday night. ‎The cause of her death was not ascertained but sources revealed that she was bleeding and vomiting few hours after arrival at the state orientation camp at Kaiama in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.

Some fellow NYSC members  claimed that the deceased on arrival, at the camp last Thursday, was looking “terribly” sick and could not participate in some opening activities at the camp. An official of the NYSC who spoke anonymously said “this is a case of non-disclosure of state of health by a corps member.” It was gathered that her condition deteriorated and she was rushed to the sick bay of the camp at about 8pm.

Sources revealed that the doctor at the NYSC camp clinic immediately referred her to the state owned Diette-Koki Memorial Hospital, Opolo in the state capital where she was confirmed dead. The death of the corps member, it was learned was the subject of discussion among her colleagues at the camp. all efforts to get to the state coordinator of the NYSC, Mr. Ekeocha Anthony was unsuccessful.