The Bauchi State Police Command has initiated an inquiry into the untimely death of a serving National Youth Service Corps member in the state’s Dambam Local Government Area.
Chronicle NG gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, when the deceased, 28-year-old Nwokedi Chukwuebuka, was discovered unconscious by his colleagues and the Corps Liaison Officer in an apartment provided for corps members in the neighbourhood.
In a telephone interview on Monday, state police spokesperson Ahmed Waziri acknowledged the occurrence and stated that the commissioner of police had ordered a preliminary investigation.
“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.
Waziri stated that the CP ordered a comprehensive preliminary inquiry into the case, which is still continuing.
A similar inexplicable incident occurred in Adamawa State in 2023, when another corps member, Samuel, collapsed and died while watching a football match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
