Five corps members perished in a fatal accident that occurred along the Abaji-Kwali expressway on Wednesday July 28.

A statement released by the scheme says the unfortunate incident occurred around 2pm. 

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The statement reads

”It is with deep sense of sorrow that the Director-General, Management and the entire NYSC Family commiserate with the families of five Prospective Corps Members that lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident at about 2am today, Wednesday, 28th July, 2021, along Abaji/ Kwali Expressway.

The Director-General and Management also condole with the Governments and people of Akwa-Ibom and Imo States over the tragic incident that has left the Scheme devastated.

Indeed, it has been a black Wednesday for the NYSC Family.

May God grant the families and loved ones the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

May their souls rest in peace.

Management.”