Corps Member Dies During NYSC Orientation Programme in Enugu

Tragedy struck at the Enugu state NYSC orientation camp, Awgu, on Thursday as Ileaminu Yusuf, a corps member who hails from Osun state was announced dead, Nigerian Bulletin reports.

Addressing corpers at the meditation ground this morning, the state coordinator of the scheme, Mr. Hilary Nasamu said Yusuf died as a result of complications arising from a dislocated disc he got after injuring himself on the football pitch.

He said Yusuf was transferred from the camp clinic to an Orthopaedic hospital in Enugu when his condition worsened.

It was soon discovered at the hospital that he had a heart condition when he was being treated, Nasamu said.

He added that he was then immediately rushed to the University of Nigeria teaching hospital, Nsukka, where his laboured heart finally gave up.