The National Youth Service Corps has announced the death of a corps
member, Okonta Samuel, (pictured above) with call-up number RV/15B/5539,
during the re-run elections in Rivers State which held over the
weekend. A statement by the management of NYSC, says that Samuel, who
served at GCSS Ukpeliede, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Ahoada West
Local Government Area on Saturday March 19th. The statement reads in
part ;
“The murder of this patriotic young man, who was an orphan, is
primitive, barbaric, and ungodly; and should be strongly condemned by
all well-meaning Nigerians. The NYSC shall work with relevant agencies
to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous act are fished out and
made to face the full wrath of the law. We consider Okonta Samuel’s
death as a great loss, not only to his immediate family, but also to all
of us in the NYSC family and the entire nation".
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