SAD! NYSC Member Dies Treating Lassa Fever Patient

The National Youth Service Corps has confirmed the death of a corps member, Dr. Kelechi Ogboji. The medical doctor died after treating a patient suspected of having Lassa fever in Kaduna State.Until

 his death, Ogboji, a native of Igweledoha Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was serving at St. Louis Hospital Zonkwa in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Spokesperson for the NYSC, Mrs. Abosede Aderibigbe, said in a statement on Thursday the Director-
General of the corps Brig. General Johnson Olawumi, represented by the Director of Corps Welfare and Inspectorate, Mr. Michael Ahile, extolled the virtues of the deceased during a formal condolence visit to his family. Olawumi described Ogboji as “an exceptional corps member who was fully dedicated to his duties and in the process paid the supreme sacrifice”.