NYSC recovers last body of drowned corps member in Taraba

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The last body of a female corps member was reportedly recovered on Friday by local divers at River Mayo Selbe, in Taraba State.

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The recovery brings to nine the total number of bodies recovered so far.

Recall the Corps had on Thursday said that it was working on the recovery of the remaining drowned corps member still missing before releasing details of all the nine corps members involved the unfortunate incident.

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Public Relations Officer of the NYSC in Taraba, Mr. Odeh Innuma, disclosed this during an interaction with newsmen at the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Jalingo, said, : “We have all the details of the nine corps members involved in that unfortunate picnic tragedy, but it is not in our power to release the information to the media now.

“At appropriate time, the Director General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, will release detailed information about the corps members and even publish same in national newspapers.

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“Just yesterday, the DG sent someone to Gashaka where the incident happened and the person has since returned to Abuja. So, we are all waiting to hear from the DG on the next line of action,” he said.

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