The body of Mr. Precious Owolabi, a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member killed in Monday’s clash between the police and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has been moved to his parents’ home in Zaria, Kaduna State.
A senior member of NYSC management confirmed this to Journalists at the scheme’s national directorate in Abuja on Tuesday.
The source revealed that NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, led other top officials of the Scheme to the National Hospital Morgue Abuja to pay their last respect to Owolabi.
Owolabi was on his primary assignment with Channels TV before his unfortunate death.
According to the source, Ibrahim inspected Owolabi’s body shortly before it was into loaded into a waiting an ambulance the trip to Zaria.
“Owolabi’s body has been taken from the National Hospital mortuary where it is kept to Zaria in Kaduna State,” he said.
