by Nurat Uthman
Two corps members have been injured following the collapse of a hostel wall at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Ise-Emure, Ekiti.
The bathroom wall of one of the female hostels was said to have collapsed in the early hours of Friday when the corps members were planning to have their baths.
The victims were rescued from the rubble and rushed to the clinic for further medical treatment.
Reacting via a statement on social media, the NYSC said the situation is now under control, adding that the first responders “effectively attended to the corp members”.
Eddy Megwa, the NYSC spokesperson, said the injured corps members are stable and are receiving medical treatment at a tertiary health facility in the state.
“The strong collaboration of the entire camp officials that served as first responders to the two injured Corps Members from the incident were effectively coordinated by the State Coordinator,” he said.
“Meanwhile, those injured are very stable and receiving medical attention at a tertiary health facility in the State.
Also responding to the incident, YD Ahmed, the NYSC DG, called on the Ekiti state government to “urgently equip the camp with sustainable facilities” that will prevent such occurrences in the camp community.
The DG also said it is the primary function of various state governments to “build and maintain facilities at orientation camps” as stipulated in the NYSC Act.
The corps members are presently in the camp for the three-week compulsory orientation exercise.
