Corps Member Who Allegedly Died In Kano Camp Due To Negligence: NYSC Tells Their Side Of The Story

New details about the death of female corps member of the 2016 Batch ‘B’, Ifedolapo Oladepo, has been revealed by the NYSC after conclusion of investigation.

Ifedolapo, who died at the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC orientation camp in Kano, a few days ago due to alleged negligence on the part of the camp officials, (read here) had renal sepsis which occurred as a result of an untreated kidney infection.

According to Punch, the report was presented by Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung and Director General of the NYSC, Brig–General Suleiman Kazaure on Tuesday in Abuja.

While presenting the report of the committee set up to unravel the immediate and remote cause of her death, Kazaure attributed Ifedolapo’s death to her “refusal to disclose an ailment she had been battling with before resuming to camp.”

”It is clear that the deceased had an ailment which she did not disclose. From the doctors’ report, the corps member died of renal sepsis occasioned by infection.

Even, to the untrained, kidney infections do not develop and degenerate to the level of mortality in three days (i.e 7th to 29th November, 2016). The deceased first appeared at the camp clinic with complaints of headache and fever, which she said she had been experiencing for two days.

On examination, the doctors on duty noticed rashes on her legs, which she claimed started appearing as a result of her use of a second-hand knickers she bought without first washing it.

Doctors noticed increase in the rashes on her legs, the deceased still dismissed it as a reaction to usage of a second-hand knicker. By this time, she had been vomiting. Therefore, she was admitted at the camp clinic and treated with Drazamol injection and Piriton to soothe her body pains as she was already on malaria drugs.”

Kazaure added that the deceased, who graduated from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, was immediately referred to Gwarzo General Hospital for further treatment, where, after examination, “the doctor concluded that she had kidney infection probably due to untreated urinary tract infection.”

”The investigation showed that the deceased responded well until about 2:00am on 29th November when her condition worsened, and her body began to show noticeable signs of fluid retention.

She was thereafter placed on oxygen as the doctors battled to stabilise her for the long journey to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital,” he said.

She finally died at about 4:00 am on November 29, 2016. However, the death of Ifedolapo, had been generating ripples with family members accusing NYSC of negligence.

It was also revealed that three (3) corps members had recently died during the on-going 2016 Batch ‘B’ (Stream I) orientation programme. They are Chinyerum Nwenenda Elechi, Ifedolapo Oladepo and Monday Asuquo Ukeme, deployed to Bayelsa, Kano and Zamfara states respectively.

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