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NYSC Debunks Security Threat On Orientation Camps, Assures Safety of Corps Members

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DG, NYSC Brig. Gen. Fadah has debunked rumours of security threats on Orientation Camps

 

EKO HOT BLOG reports that  the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Fadah, on Sunday stated that there is no security threat to any of the orientation camps around the country.

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Fadah, stated in a speech to the 2022 Batch “B” Stream II corps members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Katsina that the safety and welfare of the corps members are his top priorities.

 

However, an unverified reports claimed that hoodlums were planning to attack some NYSC orientation camps in some parts of the country.

 

The NYSC boss assured the corps members deployed in Katsina and other states across the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of adequate security and improved welfare throughout their mandatory service year.

 

While warning that the NYSC has zero tolerance for cultism, drug abuse and other related social vices, the director-general said anyone found defaulting would be sanctioned by the management of the scheme.

 

In addition to stating that the time of white collar occupations was past, he reminded serving corps members of the necessity to recognize and work toward realizing their potential through skill acquisition programs, especially for self-employment and leadership.

 

According to him, “I assure you (corps members) of your safety wherever you are throughout Nigeria. We have put everything in place to ensure that you are safe in all the orientation camps throughout the country and in Abuja.

 

“In my five trusts, one of them is security and welfare, we are working around the clock to ensure that everybody is safe. There is no security threat in our camps so they should go about their normal exercises in the camp.”

 

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Earlier, the Katsina State NYSC Coordinator, Aisha Muhammed, told the director-general that 752 corps members, comprising 479 males and 273 females, have been registered for the orientation as of Sunday.

 

She added that the camp commenced on July 19, 2022 with the arrivals of the camp officials who were all screened and tested for COVID-19 before they were admitted into the camp.

 

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