NYSC: We’d never send you to where there are security threats – DG assures corps members

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has assured corps members that they will not be sent to serve in places with records of security issues.

The DG however charged corps members to impact their host communities with laudable projects that would improve the living standard of the residents.

He said Community Development Service, CDS, which is one of the four cardinal programmes of the NYSC, was designed to enable corps members leave lasting legacies in their host communities during the service year.

Ahmed stated this in his address to the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two Corps Members at Kaduna State Temporary Orientation Camp, inside Government College, Kurmin-Mashi.

He urged the corps members to respect the culture and traditions of the communities they would be posted to, and avoid any action that may bring them on collision with their hosts.

The Director General also implored the corps members to remain disciplined, use the social media wisely and participate actively in all camp activities.

He advised them to study and adhere strictly to the security tips that were given to them in order to ensure their safety within and outside the Orientation Camp and especially, when they get to their place of primary assignments and host communities.

On our part we would never send you to where there are security threats. Please desist from embarking on night journeys. And if it is compulsory that you travel, obtain permission from the NYSC officials and your place of primary assignments,” the DG said.

He specifically warned the corps members to avoid free rides if they want to travel, but board vehicles from designated motor parks so as not to expose themselves to danger.

The NYSC Kaduna State Coordinator, Mr Hassan Taura informed the Director General that the corps members have been participating in all camp activities with enthusiasm.

He added that a total of 1,976 corps members were deployed to Kaduna while 639 were dislodged from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.