NYSC Probes Killing Of Corps Member

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NYSC Probes Killing Of Corps Member

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sent a delegation to Ilorin, Kwara state to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a corps member, Miss Yetunde Shukrah Idowu.


Idowu was found dead along Tanke road, Ilorin recently.

The delegation led by the NYSC Director of Corps Welfare and Inspectorate, Mr. Michael Ahile met with the state Director of State Service, the police and the Emir of Ilorin.

They team was received at the palace by Mogaji Are, Alhaji Aremu Zubair who promised that the Emir would act on the issue. The head of the delegation, Mr. Ahile said, “The NYSC management receive the news of the death of Miss Yetunde Idowu with a heavy heat particularly the circumstances surrounding her dead. So the Director-General of the NYSC delegated us to come down to Kwara State to discuss with the security agencies and the traditional institution here to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of this corps member.


“The NYSC places importance on the welfare of corps members and when things like this happen particularly when they bother on death, the NYSC does not take it lying down and that is why we are here in Ilorin, Kwara State capital to see all the security agencies and the traditional institutioimn that they would use their good offices to unrael the circusnmatcnes surroduning the death of these corps membrr.


“As you know very well that corps membes are on national assignment and its is the responsinbility of all of us to protect them particularly the security agencies and the traditional institutional and the host communities.


“And so we want to condemn in very strong terms the death of this corps member and we call on the security agencies to unravel the circumsantce surrounding the death and the peeple behind this death, the NYSC will not tolerate mindless killings of corps member on national assignmeny and we call on all the security agencies and the traditional institution in this state to do everything possible to find out who killed this corps member".
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