Hyacinth Chinweuba
Tragedy struck at the weekend as nine corps members reportedly drowned in a river in Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State.
It was gathered that the corps members drowned while on a picnic.
It was gathered that the river suddenly overflowed as a result of heavy rain in the community and submerged the corps members.
Of the nine corps members that died, only seven bodies have been recovered while efforts are being made to recover the remaining two bodies.
The Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, David Modal, who confirmed the report said, “Information available to our disposal reveals that 22 youth corps members serving in the state were on a picnic party in River Mayo-Selbe in Gashaka Local Government Area on Saturday when the incident happened.
“We were made to understand that while they were swimming, there was a sudden increase in the volume of water which carried nine of them away. Seven corpses have been recovered so far while the search for the two remaining corpses is still in progress”.