The National Youth Service Corps has confirmed the death of a corps member, Dr. Kelechi Ogboji.
Until his death, Ogboji, a native of Igweledoha Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was serving at St. Louis Hospital Zonkwa in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Spokesperson for the NYSC, Mrs. Abosede Aderibigbe, said in a statement on Thursday the Director-General of the corps Brig. General Johnson Olawumi, represented by the Director of Corps Welfare and Inspectorate, Mr. Michael Ahile, extolled the virtues of the deceased during a formal condolence visit to his family.
Olawumi described Ogboji as “an exceptional corps member who was fully dedicated to his duties and in the process paid the supreme sacrifice”.
According to him, the NYSC family, Kaduna State, Ebonyi State and the entire nation will greatly miss the late doctor.
The NYSC DG also used the occasion to call on corps members serving in health institutions to always apply standard precautionary measures while discharging their duties to protect themselves.
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