Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Etimbuk Daniel, has been confirmed dead while undergoing his compulsory three-week orientation course at the NYSC camp in Enugu State.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that Mr Daniel was the immediate past president of the Students' Union Government (SUG) of the Akwa Ibom State University.

The deceased hailed from Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria.

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom announced this in a statement by his spokesperson, Ekerete Udo, which was posted on Facebook on Wednesday.

Mr Eno described the death of the former SUG president as a painful and devastating loss, not only to his family but to the entire student community of Akwa Ibom State.

"I received with sadne...