A
female corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the
Obuah community in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State, Miss.
Folakemi Akinbode was on Monday night attacked by suspected cultists who
chopped off right hand.
Miss
Oluwakemi Akinbode, a 26-year- old Ondo State indigene is Batch A Corps member
and graduate of Nursing from the Madonna University, Elele in Rivers State, was
attacked at about 8:30pm, while returning to the Corps Lodge near the
Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobori, near Yenagoa.
According
to a corps member, who gave his name simply as Fred, told Leadership that the
attacked corps member was serving at the university teaching hospital for
primary assignment.
According
to Fred, the attack was a shock to many other corps members in the area.
The
attacked Corps member is presently receiving treatment at the Teaching
Hospital.
Confirming
the incident, the Paramount Ruler of the Community, the Ibolou XI of Obunagha,
H.R.H Godsgive Apoh, condemned the incident and summoned an emergency meeting
of the Youth Vigilante Association to investigate and apprehend those involved
in the attack.
When
contacted on the development, the state police public relations officer, Mr
Alex Akhigbe said though no arrest had been made, operatives had been deployed
to track down the attackers.
Source: Leadership
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