Nine members of the National Youth Service Corps who are currently serving in Taraba State on Saturday drowned in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka Local government Area.

Taraba State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP David Missal, who confirmed the death of nine out of the 22 corps members who were swimming in River Mayo-Selbe said seven corpses have so far been recovered from the incident.

“Information available revealed that 22 youth corps members had gone on a picnic party in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka LGA on Saturday when the incident happened.

“We were made to understand that while they were swimming in the river, there was sudden upsurge in the volume of water, which carried them away.

“Nine of them drowned, while others managed to escape.

“We have so far recovered seven corpses, while the search for the two remaining corpses is still in progress,” Missal said.

State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Florence Yaakugh, also confirmed the incident, which she described as “most unfortunate.”

Yaakugh also confirmed that seven bodies have been recovered, while the search for the other two bodies was still ongoing by the locals in collaboration with security agencies and the NYSC.

“It’s a very sad development and we would soon have the identity of all the corps members involved in the accident and make such information known appropriately.

“We have very sketchy information indicating that about nine of our corps members drowned in Gashaka yesterday.

“So far, seven bodies have been recovered and we are working with relevant persons to recover the rest of the bodies and to identify them.

“This is a very sad development and the entire NYSC family in Taraba State is already thrown into deep mourning,” she said.

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Chai

Jesus Christ. Lord please give the family to bear the loss. Heal the wound o Lord and strengthen the families through this trying time. Heal our land o Lord

This story is already on FP, who is the Mod that moved it to FP a second time

So painful.......

I cried when I read the full story.....

I don't want to blame the death oh







What took u guys there?


Is that where you guys are posted to to do your PA?

After years of suffering and jacking for four years and waiting for call up......

The parents now are crying and will remain in total dismay.









Pls corpers, you should pls always play safe and concentrate to what took you guys to service.....











I pray others will learn from this in Jesus Name Amen

R.I.P to the dead, one thing i have learnt while growing up in the village is never to swim in other people's river, unless it is a swimming pool

How many times this story wan hit front page, huh? https://www.nairaland.com/4658992/nine-corps-members-drown-during . E be like say Oga Seun don give mods target like Naija banks. All of them just dey run push tory come front page. Even the ones wey don dey before. I tire for this Nairaland mods oooo.

Dear God of Mercy

This is very painful.. RIP to the deceased

RIP.

Party?

I am sure most of them can't swim... But they went into the water all the same just to impress the girls.

Corpers and wayward shiits ehn... undecided

Imagine all the struggle in the Uni just to get drown at NYSC... I will be godamn.

you see water.... it's only sweet to drink it in cup.... I remember during our student week in school 2017....we went to swimming pool... and I wanted to jump from the edge... but my mind told me what if it's deep... I quietly put leg first and behold it was so deep..... na so I for drown as I no fit swim.... chai

Aw many times dem wan move diz News sef.... Dere oga don warn dem to stay for one place.....

This is sad.

How on earth did they go swimming without a diver to help them? How many of them actually knew how to swim? What's the correlation between picnic and swimming in a river(not swimming pool)?

Caveat emptor: Don't go swimming in a river you don't know its spiritual inclination. Some of these rivers crave human beings.

RIP

RIP!!!

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always af a life jacket
if u dont see
dont near water
i dont give two fucs bout them
common sense aint common
wtf u doing in the river when u cant swim
wtf

Parents should keep eye in their children while on NYSC program to forestall recurrent issues like this.

swimming a river that is strange to you is very dangerous no matter how perfect you are. This is one of the advice given to us at orientation camp in akwaibom state during our service year.
Rip gentlemen Corps members.

Hmmmm Swim in a pool with a guard my Mother always say


RIP

How can you go swimming in a river you know nothing about?! Just negodu. Nine lives wasted just like that! Guys, one year is long, but it is also short. Please control yourselves and limit your fun seeking until you are in your comfort zone.

RIP.

So sad

The same story twice on fp? One mod don high this early morning

This is so sad. Too many corp members are dying this year...

I remember how some corpers almost drowned in my presence when I visited Gurara waterfalls. It was like they were feigning it but those guys would have died were it not for a local and some Lebanese dude who rescued them

1Ebiscoo:
Nine members of the National Youth Service Corps who are currently serving in Taraba State on Saturday drowned in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka Local government Area.

Taraba State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP David Missal, who confirmed the death of nine out of the 22 corps members who were swimming in River Mayo-Selbe said seven corpses have so far been recovered from the incident.

“Information available revealed that 22 youth corps members had gone on a picnic party in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka LGA on Saturday when the incident happened.

“We were made to understand that while they were swimming in the river, there was sudden upsurge in the volume of water, which carried them away.

“Nine of them drowned, while others managed to escape.

“We have so far recovered seven corpses, while the search for the two remaining corpses is still in progress,” Missal said.

State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Florence Yaakugh, also confirmed the incident, which she described as “most unfortunate.”

Yaakugh also confirmed that seven bodies have been recovered, while the search for the other two bodies was still ongoing by the locals in collaboration with security agencies and the NYSC.

“It’s a very sad development and we would soon have the identity of all the corps members involved in the accident and make such information known appropriately.

“We have very sketchy information indicating that about nine of our corps members drowned in Gashaka yesterday.

“So far, seven bodies have been recovered and we are working with relevant persons to recover the rest of the bodies and to identify them.

“This is a very sad development and the entire NYSC family in Taraba State is already thrown into deep mourning,” she said.

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They will still blame Buhari for this.....

This type of death can be easily avoided
Who send them go swim for river are they kids?

How can university graduates swim in such river haven't they been reading news about good swimmers who still drown in rivers, what a stupid way to die.

I know some of those corpers got into that river to show off