Five National Youth Service Corps members perished in the auto crash along Abaji-Kwali Federal Highway on Wednesday, July 28, NYSC has confirmed.
A statement released by the scheme says the unfortunate incident occurred around 2 a.m.
Straightnews had reported the fatal accident on Wednesday, July 28 that four NYSC members who left Akwa Ibom State for Katsina State for the national assignment perished on their way.
The statement reads ”It is with deep sense of sorrow that the Director-General, Management and the entire NYSC Family commiserate with the families of five Prospective Corps Members that lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident at about 2 a.m. today, Wednesday, 28th July, 2021, along Abaji/Kwali Expressway.
The Director-General and Management also condole with the Governments and people of Akwa Ibom and Imo States over the tragic incident that has left the scheme devastated.
”Indeed, it has been a black Wednesday for the NYSC Family.
”May God grant the families and loved ones the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
”May their souls rest in peace.
Management
