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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