Crime
Bauchi NYSC Corps Member Death Sparks Police Investigation
Bauchi NYSC corps member death under police investigation after 28-year-old Nwokedi Chukwuebuka was found lifeless in his lodge apartment
The Bauchi NYSC corps member death is under investigation after 28-year-old Nwokedi Chukwuebuka was found lifeless in his apartment in Dambam Local Government Area on Sunday morning.
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According to Bauchi State Police Command spokesperson Ahmed Waziri, the incident occurred as fellow corps members were preparing for Sunday church services.
When Chukwuebuka failed to wake up, the Corps Liaison Officer went to check on him and discovered he was not breathing.
The matter was immediately reported to the Dambam Divisional Police Headquarters. Commissioner of Police Sani Aliu ordered the Divisional Police Officer to visit the scene.
The corps member was rushed to the hospital, where a doctor certified him dead in accordance with international best practices. His body was later deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Azare.
Waziri said the Commissioner has directed a thorough preliminary investigation, which is ongoing.
The incident recalls a similar case in 2023 in Adamawa State, where a corps member named Samuel collapsed and died while watching a football match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
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Police authorities in Bauchi have assured the public that they will provide updates as soon as findings from the investigation are available.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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