Corps member’s parents fault NYSC, doubt claims that he died of kidney failure
Parents of Adeyemi Ajao, a youth corps member, have expressed their dissatisfaction at the manner with which NYSC handled the health situation, then death, of their son.
Ajao, a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was a Batch A Corps member at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umuahia, Abia State.
The 27-year-old died suddenly of an ailment doctors claimed was kidney failure.
His remains was returned in a body bag to his hometown in Ogbomosho, Oyo State but his parents are not convinced about the cause of his death.
The parents of the youth corps member say they suspect foul play over the death of their son as he was never sick before they received the news of his death.
He said, “I was called on Saturday around 11am by his friend, Gabriel, that he was ill and had been rushed to a hospital.
“A doctor at the hospital asked that I send N7,500 for blood and urine tests, which I did.
“After I sent the money, I was being briefed by his friend of the treatment until that evening when he stopped picking my calls.”
He said the family pastor in Ogbomosho broke the news of the death to him on Sunday.
He said he was surprised when he was told that his son died from kidney failure, adding that since his birth, he had never fallen ill.
“Is that how people die from kidney failure? I have handed over whoever had a hand in my son’s death to God,” he said.
Akanbi said the NYSC Coordinator, Abia State, Mrs. Francesca Ifon, later called to offer condolences on the death.
Adeyemi’s uncle, Dele Aleshinloye shared Akanbi’s sentiments, saying the NYSC has not covered itself in glory regarding the incident.
He is quoted as saying: “Should the boy’s father pay for the treatment of the son who was on national service? He sent the money on Saturday and by Sunday, they said he died from kidney failure. How?
“Second, they didn’t inform the parents when he died. It was the family pastor they called. Was that the person who sponsored his education?
“The NYSC did not do the proper thing after the death. They didn’t mourn the death or show any sign that his death meant anything. They just sent his corpse home. And even before the tragedy was communicated to us, we had started seeing his corpse on Facebook.
“I reported to the police and they said they would do a post-mortem test. But that was not done as of the time the corpse was brought to church and buried. I don’t know how they will still to do that.”
