Investigations into the sudden death of a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps in the Dambam Local Government Area of the Bauchi State has been kick started by operatives of the Bauchi State Police command.
The incident was reported when the deceased name Nwokedi Chukwuebuka, aged 28 was found unconscious in the community’s corper’s lodge by fellow Corp members and the Corps Liaison Officer.
Ahmed Waziri, the state police spokesperson made this disclosure via telephone on Monday while nothing that the state commissioner of Police has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.
“The command received a complaint of sudden and natural death on August 10, 2025, at about 9:20am.
“The Dambam LGA Corps Liaison Officer came to the Dambam Divisional Police Headquarters and reported that on the same date at about 8:30am, all corps members who were Christians serving in the LGA were preparing for Sunday church services when they noticed that Nwokedi Chukwuebuka, with state code number BA/25A/2069, did not wake up,” Waziri said.
“The CLO went to wake him up but discovered that he was not breathing. He reported the matter to the police station. The CP, Sani Aliu, directed the DPO to visit the scene.
“The corps member was taken to the hospital, where a medical doctor certified him dead, as enshrined in international best practices. The body was later deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Azare, mortuary,” he added.
