They were among 22 youth corps members who had gone on a picnic around the area when the incident happened.

Osinbajo’s condolence was conveyed in a statement signed by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Acting President, on Monday in Abuja.

Consoling the families and relations of the nine youth corps members on behalf of himself and the Federal Government, Osinbajo lamented that the nation had lost some of its talented and productive young people in their prime.

“This terrible occurrence has brought an abrupt end to the lives of these young men and women while they were dutifully engaged in National Service.

“The Federal Government appreciates their service to the nation and it is my prayer that God will comfort their families and loved ones, and that we would not witness such a calamity again.

“I would like to express my condolences to the families of the late youth corps members, the NYSC management and the people of Taraba State, where the sorrowful incident occurred, and Edo, Enugu, Delta and Imo States from where the identified victims hailed.”

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According to him, our people already have enough problems as it is, and the most important thing for our people is the security of lives and property and food on their tables.

Osinbajo made the call at a meeting with government officials and community leaders as part of efforts at resolving the lingering dispute between farmers and herdsmen in Mambilla Plateau.

The meeting held at the executive council chambers of Government House, Jalingo, Taraba.

The vice president said “it is our role as leaders to ensure that all our people are safe and secure and that we provide that security as much as we can.’’

He commended the state government and community leaders in the affected area for their commitment in finding lasting solutions to the crisis.

He said that the meeting was important but expressed pleasure that the crisis had abated and the situation was improving.

“I want to thank you all for the leadership that, all of you, the leaders from that local government, have shown,’’ he said.

While urging the people to embrace and live in harmony, Osinbajo assured all stakeholders in the state of government’s commitment in ensuring that permanent peace returned to the troubled area.

Earlier, the state governor, Darius Ishaku, had thanked the vice president for his commitment in ensuring that peace returned to parts of the state plagued by crisis, especially the Mambilla Plateau.

He assured the Federal Government of the state government’s cooperation in ensuring that peace was restored to the area.

The governor, his deputy, Mr Haruna Manu; the Senator representing the zone, Sen. Abubakar Yusuf; Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Sen. Aisha Alhassan, attended the meeting.

Others were Political Adviser to the President, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu and some top officials of the state government.

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