No Corps Members In Areas With Insecurity – Sokoto Coordinator

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Sokoto State, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, has said no corps member is serving in areas in the state with insecurity issues.

Yakubu-Yaro revealed this in an interview on Wednesday in Sokoto.

He said even though the scheme ensured constant partnership with security agencies and community groups in safeguarding members, “we will not post NYSC members to the eastern part of the state where there are security challenges.

“Wherever we deem not secure, we will not send corps members and we will continue to maintain that.

“The security of corps members will be guaranteed. For any flashpoint where insecurity is pronounced, we don’t send members there.”

According to him, the scheme is expecting 2,000 prospective corps members posted to Zamfara and Sokoto states from Wednesday for a joint orientation exercise under the 2024 Batch B Stream 1 in Sokoto.

He said several measures were ensured before the deployment of the corps members including a pre-orientation camp workshop, contacts with security agencies and others to ensure the success of the orientation.

Yakubu-Yaro advised the prospective corps members to utilise the opportunities provided by the scheme’s skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development training programmes.

He further encouraged them to participate in camp and post-camp training to enable them to be self-reliant after the service year, as white-collar jobs are not easy to get these days.