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General News of Friday, 4 June 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

NYSC disproves media reports claiming its DG announced plans to mobilise corps members for war

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted media reports claiming its DG, Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim had announced plans to put corps members together for war.

In an interview with journalists, Ibrahim revealed that NYSC members are part of the national defence policy of Nigeria and that where they is a serious war, they can be trained for use.

His statement was misinterpreted to mean that the NYSC members were being trained and prepared for war.

In a rebuttal published on its social media page, the scheme stated that at no time did the DG say corps members are to be mobilised for war.

Read the rebuttal below:

This is to clarify the misrepresentation of the NYSC Director-General's recent interview with the media currently trending on 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.

General Ibrahim never at any point said that Corps Members are being mobilised to fight a war.

The Scheme shall continue to safeguard the interest of Corps Members at all times.

Management.