The National Youth Service Corps has confirmed the death of a corp member, Dr. Kelechi Ogboji, a medical doctor who passed away after treating a patient suspected of having Lassa fever in Kaduna State.
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.
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.
He described the late doctor as “an exceptional corps member who was fully dedicated to his duties and in the process paid the supreme sacrifice”.
The NYSC DG called on corps members serving in health institutions to always apply standard precautionary measures while discharging their duties to protect themselves.
