Posted on: 07:47 Mon, 09 Nov 2015



A female youth corper collapsed on
Monday morning while taking part
in morning drills at the NYSC
orientation camp in Gbakuta Village
in Oyo State.

Immediately the incident occurred,
her fellow corpers rushed to carry
her away from the camp grounds.

This raises major concerns. Are
corpers typically screened by
medical professionals on camp
grounds before engaging in
strenuous physical activities? Some
exercises that may be okay for some,
may be harmful to others. Also,
where were the medical personnel?
In an ideal situation, medical
personnel should always be on stand
by during such drills in case anyone
needs emergency medical attention.

Nigeria, we need to take better care
of our youth corpers.