A female Corps member identified as Elechi Chiyerom has been confirmed dead.
The 27-year-old, who died on Tuesday at the NYSC orientation camp in Kalama, Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa state, reportedly bled to death.
Elechi, a graduate of Ignatius Azuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers state was confirmed dead at about 9pm on Tuesday, five days after arriving at the camp.
Some corps members said the deceased looked “terribly sick” on arrival at the camp last Thursday and could not participate in some opening sessions at the camp.
Some officials of the NYSC claimed that the development was a case of “non-disclosure” of state of health by the corps member.
It was learnt that a search of her hostel section showed signs of excessive bleeding with her clothing and sanitary pads soaked in blood.
It was also learnt that the deceased corps member reportedly relapsed into ill-health and was rushed to the sick bay of the camp at about 8pm on Tuesday.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “The doctor at the NYSC camp’s clinic immediately referred her to the state-owned Diette-Koki Memorial Hospital in the Opolo area of Yenagoa, the state capital, where she was confirmed dead.”