Nine
members of the National Youth Service Corps who are currently serving in Taraba
State on Saturday drowned in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka Local government Area.
Taraba
State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP David Missal, who
confirmed the death of nine out of the 22 corps members who were swimming in
River Mayo-Selbe said seven corpses have so far been recovered from the
incident.
“Information
available revealed that 22 youth corps members had gone on a picnic party in
River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka LGA on Saturday when the incident happened.
“We
were made to understand that while they were swimming in the river, there was
sudden upsurge in the volume of water, which carried them away.
“Nine
of them drowned, while others managed to escape.
“We
have so far recovered seven corpses, while the search for the two remaining
corpses is still in progress,” Missal said.
State
NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Florence Yaakugh, also confirmed the incident, which she
described as “most unfortunate.”
Yaakugh
also confirmed that seven bodies have been recovered, while the search for the
other two bodies was still ongoing by the locals in collaboration with security
agencies and the NYSC.
“It’s
a very sad development and we would soon have the identity of all the corps
members involved in the accident and make such information known appropriately.
“We
have very sketchy information indicating that about nine of our corps members
drowned in Gashaka yesterday.
“So
far, seven bodies have been recovered and we are working with relevant persons
to recover the rest of the bodies and to identify them.
“This
is a very sad development and the entire NYSC family in Taraba State is already
thrown into deep mourning,” she said.
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