Bauchi Police Probe Sudden Death of NYSC Member in Dambam

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The Bauchi State Police Command has begun investigating the sudden death of a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Dambam Local Government Area.

The deceased, identified as 28-year-old Nwokedi Chukwuebuka, was found unconscious in his apartment in the early hours of Sunday by fellow corps members and the Corps Liaison Officer (CLO).

Police spokesperson, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, confirmed the incident on Monday, saying the state Commissioner of Police, CP Sani Aliu, had ordered a preliminary investigation.

“The command received a complaint of sudden and natural death on August 10, 2025, at about 9:20 a.m. The CLO reported that corps members, who were Christians serving in the LGA, were preparing for Sunday church services when they noticed Chukwuebuka, with state code number BA/25A/2069, did not wake up,” Waziri stated.

Attempts to wake him failed, prompting the CLO to alert the police. The Divisional Police Officer led a team to the scene, and the corps member was rushed to a hospital, where a doctor certified him dead. His body has been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Azare.

The CP has directed a thorough investigation into the cause of death.

A similar incident occurred in Adamawa State in 2023 when a corps member named Samuel slumped and died while playing a football match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.