Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed in Ekiti State sustained varying degrees of injuries after the collapse of a section of the orientation camp in Ise-Emure.
According to reports, the wall of the female section of the hostel collapsed on Friday morning.
“The wall of one of the female hostels collapsed this morning (Friday).
It was the bathroom wall which caved in when they were planning to take their bath.
“But thank God, people rushed down there to retrieve them from the rubble.
They have been stabilized at the clinic, and they will get further medical treatments,” a witness told journalists.
Corps members are currently at the orientation camp.
They are required to stay for a mandatory three-week period.
NYSC Speaks
A representative from the NYSC spoke about the collapse.
He assured that only a couple of corps members were involved.
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However, the NYSC representative said that they had received medical attention at the camp’s clinic.
He urged parents, guardians, and other concerned parties not to be alarmed by the incident, emphasising that it did not have any significant adverse effects on the corps members.
