Corps Member Drowns During POP Celebration, Two Arrested

Two people in connection to the alleged drowning of a corps member  at a hotel swimming pool have been arrested by Enugu State Police Command.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu.

“It was gathered that a group of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members had allegedly gone to a hotel at Ugwuoba in Enugu State identified as Hotel De Oranzi Resort, Agungwu Ugwuoba for swimming to celebrate the end of their service year amidst the celebration one of the corps member got drowned  and she was later rescued and rushed to General Hospital, Amaku in Awka, Anambra State, (since Oji River Local Government Area shares boundary with Awka) for medical attention but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

Mr. Amaraizu said that the body of the deceased corps member had been deposited at the hospital morgue and efforts have been made to establish the full identity of the corps member.