Five prospective corps members for the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream One National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were on Wednesday feared dead when the vehicle conveying them for resumption at orientation camp was involved in an auto crash in Abuja.
A statement signed by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, Director, Press and Public Relations, disclosed that the accident occurred at about 2:00 am on Wednesday along the Abaji/Kwali axis of the ever-busy Abuja-Lokoja highway, causing a traffic gridlock that lasted for several hours.
NYSC in a condolence message titled “Black Wednesday For NYSC Family read, “It is with a deep sense of sorrow that the Director-General, Management and the entire NYSC family commiserate with the families of five Prospective Corps Members that lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident at about 2 am today, Wednesday, 28th July 2021, along Abaji/Kwali Expressway.
“The Director-General and Management also condole with the Governments and people of Akwa-Ibom and the Imo States over the tragic incident that has left the Scheme devastated.
“Indeed, it has been a black Wednesday for the NYSC Family. May God grant the families and loved ones the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. May their souls rest in peace,” the statement added.
