By Sabiu Abdullahi
The Bauchi State Police Command has begun probing the sudden death of a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Dambam Local Government Area of the state.
The deceased, identified as 28-year-old Nwokedi Chukwuebuka, was reportedly found unconscious in the early hours of Sunday in an apartment provided for corps members in the community.
The accommodation was arranged by his colleagues and the Corps Liaison Officer (CLO).
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ahmed Waziri, confirmed the incident during a telephone interview on Monday.
He said the Commissioner of Police had ordered a preliminary 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 stated.
According to him, “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.”
Waziri further noted that the CP had instructed a thorough preliminary investigation, which is still in progress.
A similar case occurred in Adamawa State in 2023 when a corps member named Samuel reportedly slumped and died while watching a football match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.