NYSC condemns killing of corps member in Akwa Ibom

On Tuesday, the Akwa Ibom Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Julius Amusan, condemned the murder of a corps  member in Eket on Sunday.

The coordinator also urged the security agencies in the state to unravel the motive behind the incident and apprehend the culprits.

The coordinator  described the incident as a sad development that must be condemned by all reasonable persons in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo.

“ It is a very sad development that a young man that has come to cater for the development of the nation was murdered in cold blood.

“ It is a very sad development and we are very saddened,” Amusan said.

Amusan, who  described the late corps  member as well- behaved and  disciplined,appealed to the  security agencies to beef up security  around the Corpers’ Lodge.

He disclosed that the corps  member, who  did not travel during the Yuletide, went  to meet his colleagues at the Redeemed Christian Corpers Fellowship Lodge in Eket  where he met his death.

The  coordinator urged all corps  members to be security conscious and refrain from late night outings.

The police had stated  that the 27-year-old corps member attached to a public school at Nung Obong in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area  was attacked in front of a lock-up shop at Akanimo Street in  Eket, Eket Local Government Area.

An eye witness said  unknown assailants on a motorcycle had  opened fire at the deceased who was in company with his colleagues that he had visited.