Sixteen Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) have sadly lost their lives in a road crash while travelling from Ondo State to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Gombe State.
Two other students who were on the same journey survived, though they are currently in critical condition at a hospital.
All the victims were said to be graduates of Adeyemi Federal University of Education (AFUED) in Ondo State. They were reportedly travelling in an 18-seater bus when the accident occurred.

Emergency responders recovered the bodies and evacuated the injured to a local medical facility.

No formal statement has been issued by the NYSC Management. Authorities, including the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), were leading the investigation into the cause of the crash.