Oyogist has learned that the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has faulted reports quoting the Director-General of the corps, Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, as saying that youth corps members could be mobilised for war.
The NYSC boss was quoted as saying that,
“Corps members are on reserve. They are part of the national defence policy of this country. So, where there is serious war, our corps members are educated, they are knowledgeable and they can be trained. You see the drill and so on.“You can imagine within the short three weeks in the orientation camps, the corps members are moulded. They are like soldiers. You see female corps members blowing the army horn, playing with the military band.
“So, if not for the knowledge, where are you going to mobilise such young Nigerians to train them quickly to put in their best for the country? So, corps members are on reserve. They are also part of the national defence policy.” he said.
The NYSC while reacting to this Disclosed in a statement;
“This is to clarify the misrepresentation of the NYSC Director-General’s recent interview with the media currently trending on the social media.
“The Director-General had stated that in line with the National Defence Policy, Corps Members are like soldiers on reserve, because their education, exposure and sophistication, can make them easily adaptable to military training.
“He charged them to remain focused and patriotic; and for the spirit of NYSC to live in all Nigerians.
The Scheme shall continue to safeguard the interest of Corps Members at all times,”
