Sad Day As Prospective Corps Member Dies in Osun NYSC Camp

Sad Day As Prospective Corps Member Dies in Osun NYSC Camp

  • The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ede, Osun state has lost a prospective corps member
  • The deceased identified simply as Bright, died at the camp as disclosed by his colleagues through their social media handles
  • Meanwhile, Lawrence Echezona, a corps member at the camp disclosed that Bright died in his sleep over the weekend

A corps member, identified simply as Bright, has died at the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ede, Osun State.

According to The Guardian, Bright’s colleagues, who had been thrown into shock by his death, revealed this on their social media handles.

NYSC, Ede, Osun state
NYSC reacts as corps member dies in Osun orientation camp. Photo credit: Lawrence Echezona, National Youth Service Corps - NYSC
Source: Facebook

How Bright died in Ede, Osun NYSC camp

Narrating the events that led to his death, a corps member, who is currently in camp, Lawrence Echezona, said Bright died in his sleep over the weekend, The Punch report added.

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NYSC confirmed the sad incident

The state’s public relations officer, NYSC, Funmi Okundaye, reportedly confirmed the incident but refrained from giving further details about the circumstances surrounding his death, The Cable report added.

Okunade reportedly said:

“What you read was that a corps member passed on in his sleep? That was exactly what happened; there is no other thing to add. Nothing to add or remove from it.”

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Two corps members are set to walk down the aisle in 2023 as their pre-wedding photoshoot rocks the internet.

A Facebook user, Epueke Mmaduka Mathew, shared the couple's pre-wedding photos in the group 'NYSC BATCH A B C 2023' and stunned netizens.

One thing was common in all the three photos of the couple shared on the platform and this is that they hid their faces from the camera.

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Man marries lady he met in NYSC camp

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a man had married a lady he met in NYSC camp.

Collaging photos, he showed him and his wife in NYSC uniform as they dressed smartly with their IDs on.

The second photo has both of them on their wedding day as the lady is dressed in a white gown, with the man in a suit. Their love blossomed within the space of three years. The lovers met in 2018 and got married in 2021.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.