The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bauchi State has confirmed the death of the 28-year-old corps member, Magdalene Yohanna, who died during the batch A orientation exercise, and also debunked media reports that the scheme deliberately covered up the incident.
The Bauchi Coordinator of the NYSC, Afolayan James, who made the confirmation and clarification in a media statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Thursday, explained that the deceased lied in the medical report she submitted to the scheme during her registration.
According to James, “Corps member, Yohanna, reported to camp full of enthusiasm and zeal to serve her fatherland in Bauchi State. Therefore, the corps member did not indicate any health challenge in the registration documents she completed and neither did she complain of Asthma on arrival in the camp.
“Furthermore, the medical certificate of fitness presented by the corps member gave her a clean bill of health.”
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