Ajetunmobi Sunday Dayo, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, has died after drowning at Okumbiribeleu Beach in Akassa, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. He was swimming with fellow corps members on Saturday when he went missing, according to a community source. His colleagues began searching when they noticed his absence and later raised the alarm, prompting local divers to launch a search and rescue operation. The effort did not yield results until Monday, when the water washed his body ashore at the same beach.
Dayo was serving at Community Secondary School (CSS), Kongho, in Akassa, having travelled from their lodge in Tobukiri to the beach for a picnic. His burial was conducted by NYSC officials in Yenagoa on Sunday, following approval from his parents. NYSC Bayelsa state office Public Relations Officer, Mrs Yvonne Halliday-Urie, confirmed the incident, stating, "The information is true and sad, he was buried yesterday in Yenagoa. NYSC performed his burial rites according to the parents' request yesterday."
Bayelsa State police spokesperson DSP Musa Mohammed confirmed the incident and said investigations are ongoing to determine the cause. Akassa and surrounding areas in Brass Local Government are known for deep waters from the Atlantic Ocean, with strong currents. The region remains disconnected by road from Yenagoa and other parts of the state despite its natural features.
NYSC approved a burial in Yenagoa, though the death occurred in Akassa, where Dayo was posted. The corps member had to be moved from a remote coastal community with no direct road link to the state capital. His colleagues had to rely on local divers when he went missing in a high-current zone. The lack of infrastructure and emergency response in Akassa shaped the timeline of both the search and burial.
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