And the Man died! R.I.P Ukeoma Aiykfavour!

Ukeoma Ikechukwu was like any other hopeful, corper... he had just graduated from University and hoped to get a job and settle down, marry and have kids. That was not to be!  The young man's life was cut short by the bloodthirsty mob, baying for blood in Bauchi.  He was one of several corpers hacked down in his prime by restive youths, angry that their candidate did not win the just concluded presidential elections.  What makes Ukeoma's death pathetic was that he cried out for help on his Facebook page but alas help was unable to reach him and others they were killed...senselessly, needlessly by people yet to be held accountable for his death.   I have nothing against people being called to undergo their National Youth Service but I have a problem with these innocent youths being sent to hostile territory, inadequately protected all in the name of 'serving their fatherland'.  Please these are not soldiers! Just ordinary, young men and women... fresh graduates recently graduated from University... many have never left their states or hometowns before! How can the country fail them like this?! I am too pained... too sad! The Bauchi state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Amana Abakasanga, has confirmed the death of 4 corps members and added that 26 out of 51 corps members posted to Jammare, Giade, Misau, Azare, Dambam and Itas Gadu areas were rescued by the police and another 20 still missing.

There have been calls, appealing to the Bauchi state government, NYSC secretariat, the Police and all relevant Agencies and Authorities, to do a proper audit of the Corps member serving in the Bauchi state and ensure adequate security for the surviving ones. For those of them that might chose to leave the state to safer towns, adequate provisions should be for their transportation, clothings and other basics, as most of them have lost all their properties to the hoodlums.The death of Ukeoma Ikechukwu has also intensified calls for all NYSC Staff to be wthdrawn from Northern Nigeria.

 My only consolation is that the young man had a relationship with Christ and has gone to be with his Maker.  I can only hope that the one of his last entries will come to pass and his death and those of others who have been bombed, lynched, roasted and butchered will be in vain!

'this is the verdict: henceforth any man who raises a sword will tab himself, anyone that lifts a gun will shoot himself and all those scaring us with bomb its will detonate in their rooms. all these blood thirsty politicians will drink there own blood & eat there own flesh. heaven has spoken. Godbless nigeria a nation under God'. - Ukeoma Aiykfavour.