The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared three days of mourning for the corps members who drowned at the Mayo-Selbe River near the Gashaka falls in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba.
NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Mrs Adeyemi said that the nine corps members on Saturday, August 4 involved in the accident left their places of primary assignment on a picnic at the site, adding that they got due to the sudden increase in water volume and surge.
Adeyemi said that seven bodies had so far been recovered from the river by local divers and security agents while the search for the remaining missing two corps members was ongoing.
“The entire NYSC family is shocked and saddened by the cruel twist of fate that befell our corps members.
“The corps members drowned as a result of the sudden increase in water volume and surge of river Mayo-Selbe near the Gashaka falls in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba.
“Seven bodies have so far been recovered from the river by local divers and security agents while the search for the remaining two missing corps members is ongoing.
“Management has, therefore, declared three-day mourning for the souls of our departed heroes; beginning from Monday, August 6.
“Our condolences are with the families at this moment,” she said.
Adeyemi said that during the morning, NYSC flags would fly half-mast nationwide.
