Revealed: How viral NYSC member’s father died protesting land demolition by FG - Jalingo narrates painful story

• Agba Jalingo has elaborate however Ushie Rita Uguamaye, the NYSC subordinate precocious queried for criticised President Tinubu, mislaid her father
• In a lengthy post, the writer and quality rights activistic disclosed that Rita mislaid her dada astatine the property of 19, during a protestation against onshore demolition successful 2019
• He explained that Rita's father, an migration officer, collapsed aft attempting to halt the demolition of his thenar plantation for the Obudu International Airport successful Cross River state

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Journalist and quality rights activistic Agba Jalingo has narrated however the begetter of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, who was precocious queried for calling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a unspeakable leader, was killed.

Rita's dada died portion protesting his onshore demolition successful 2019. Photo credit: Agba Jalingo, @SERAPNigeria
Source: Facebook

In a post shared connected his Facebook page, connected Sunday, March 16, Jalingo noted that the corps member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, was 19 years aged astatine the clip of the incidental that led to her father’s death.

Jalingo emphasised that the household was ne'er compensated for their loss, adding that “Ushie Rita Uguamaye, present 24, was lone 19 years aged erstwhile Nigeria’s inefficiency took her begetter away.”

“There are NYSC bylaws that prohibit corps members from engaging successful definite activities, including openly criticising authorities. The penalties are severe, and I admit that Corper Ushie Rita Uguamaye violated the regularisation book. However, I privation to explicate wherefore I judge she is simply a victim, and if I were successful her shoes, I would not person acted differently,” Jalingo said.

Tragic communicative down NYSC member’s viral disapproval of FG

According to Jalingo, Rita’s father, an migration officer, died aft participating successful a protestation against the demolition of his thenar plantation to marque mode for the Obudu International Airport.

Jalingo further explained that Rita’s begetter was rushed to the infirmary aft participating successful the protestation which claimed his life.

Rita, the viral NYSC subordinate who called Tinubu a unspeakable president, mislaid her dada astatine the property of 19. Photo credit: Omoyele Sowore, @SERAPNigeria
Source: Twitter

Jalingo said:

“She's from my hometown, Obudu, successful Cross River state. Her father, an migration officer, died successful May 2019 aft taking portion successful a protestation against the demolition of his thenar plantation for the Obudu International Airport.“There was a objection by the youths and women of the Ukambi assemblage against the demolition of their farmlands for the airdrome project.“Her father, who was nearing retirement, had spent his beingness savings processing a thenar plantation successful his village, Ukambi. Upon learning that farmlands successful neighboring Atiekpe and Ikwomikwu had been demolished and that Ukambi was next, helium rushed location to face the bulldozer encroaching connected his land.“He arrived astatine the tract successful his azygous and stood successful beforehand of the bulldozer, attempting to halt it earlier different assemblage members joined him.“He actively participated successful the protestation but aboriginal collapsed. He was rushed to a infirmary successful Obudu, but owed to the severity of his condition, helium was transferred to UCTH successful Calabar, wherever helium died.”

Read much astir the NYSC saga here:

• SERAP sends urgent connection to Tinubu implicit NYSC’s alleged menace to Lagos corper
• VDM makes connection to viral NYSC member

Sowore defends Lagos corper who tackled Tinubu

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Omoyele Sowore has publically backed NYSC member Ushie Rita Uguamaye, who is facing backlash for criticising President Tinubu’s administration.

Sowore accompanied Uguamaye to the NYSC bureau successful Lagos with a squad of lawyers, but officials were absent, prompting concerns implicit escaped code and governmental dissent.

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