Chai! My people, e don happen again o! Na wa oo, this time e touch heart.
Joyce Abakumen, one fresh NYSC corper wey just finish her camp, don waka come meet her ancestors. She just complete her Batch C orientation for Jos before she come fall sick. Wetin happen? E be say she don dey feel fever after she return to her people side for Benue, and nah so wahala begin.
Her brother, Iorwuese, dey tell us say she don suffer for hospital. The doc say na typhoid wey affect her blood. They try do blood transfusion, but as dem dey pray, she no fit survive. E be so painful, after all the hustle, her service never even start before this sad news come land.
Na so he tell Sunday PUNCH say Joyce don return to Plateau after her Christmas break, dey live alone. But as she come dey complain, their mama quick send am home for better medical care. Unfortunately, the bad news land like this.
This tragedy no be the only one, o! Another young woman, Azeezat Bahir, wey also just finish her NYSC days for Katsina, sef don die. Dis one pain pass, because she just dey waka pass the society, full of dreams just five weeks ago.
Social media don blow, everybody dey share their condolences, dey talk say life dey really fragile. Some people don comot chop slogan like, ‘Life Cut Short’, as if e be wetin we go fit bear. Sad, sha.
Analysts come dey talk say this matter fit show how some young Nigerians dey face health challenges during dem NYSC years, especially after the rigorous camp life. Na so e be. This situation dey call for urgent attention. Wetin we go do? E don reach time for us to know how to take care of our health better, especially for young people.
We dey pray for their families, may God give dem the strength to bear this pain. Make we dey careful, shine our eye wey degradation no go catch us unawares.
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