Corps member slumps, dies in Kwara NYSC camp (Photo)

A corps member, Miss Hilda Amadi, who was participating in the ongoing orientation exercise for new members of the National Youth Service in Kwara State , has reportedly died .

Our correspondent gathered on Friday that Amadi was a graduate of Oil and Gas Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt , Rivers State where she hailed from.

It was also learnt that there are divergent accounts of the cause of her death; however her autopsy and coronary reports are still being awaited .

The corps member, who was said to belong to Platoon Five in the camp , reportedly suffered a bone fracture during a morning drill on April 23 and was rushed to the clinic.

Some of her colleagues , who pleaded anonymity, claimed that there was no experienced medical doctor in the clinic at the time she was taken there .

They further disclosed that the young lady was later rushed to a government -owned hospital in Ilorin, the state capital , where she reportedly died after her condition deteriorated.

“ Her leg got twisted during the MAN ‘ O ’ War training and was taken to the clinic in the camp . But there was no experienced resident doctor, so she was treated by a corps member, who is a doctor .

“ On Thursday, her condition deteriorated when she wanted to use the toilet . She later slumped and was rushed to the government hospital in Ilorin , where she lost her life. ”

The Kwara State Coordinator , NYSC , Mr . Remigius Amaefule , who confirmed the incident during a telephone chat with our correspondent, said Amadi’ s death had left everyone of them in shock .

He , however , denied insinuations that there was no experienced resident doctor in the camp at the time of the incident.

He said , “ At this stage , what we need is to condole with the parents of the girl and let them know that we are very sorry for what happened .

“ NYSC , being a responsible organisation, does not take the safety and wellbeing of corps members lightly. Insinuations of an experienced doctor not being at the camp ’ s clinic when she was taken there are not true.

“ A day before the commencement of camp , which is our normal practice , a consultant from the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital moves into camp with us . So a consultant had been there . The same consultant saw her , handled her case on that fateful day. It was the same consultant that took her to the General Hospital in Share and later to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.

“ So there is no truth in any insinuation that there was no qualified doctor in the camp’ s clinic. ”