Ibrahim asks youth corps members to board vehicles from registered parks

Akpan Umoh, Uyo

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has urged corps members across the country to always board vehicles at officially registered parks to avoid falling prey to the hands of criminals and ritualists.

Ibrahim, who was represented by the Akwa Ibom Coordinator, Mrs Chinyere Ekwe, gave the advice during the closing ceremony of 2022 Batch “A” Stream 1 Corps Members at NYSC Orientation Camp, Ikot Itie Udung in Nsit Atai on Tuesday.

He warned them to avoid embarking on night journeys to reduce the risk of getting involved in an auto crash, charging that when their journey exceeds 6 pm they should spend their night at military barracks or other officially secured locations.

“You are also strongly advised to avoid boarding vehicles at locations other than officially approved motor parks so as to avoid falling prey to criminals disguising as commercial vehicles drivers,” Ibrahim said.

The DG warned corps members against engaging in social vices such as drug abuse, trafficking, cybercrime, and advanced-fee-fraud in their Places of Primary Assignment.

He said that anyone caught in the act would be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of NYSC bye-laws.

He urged the corps members never to abandon the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme they acquired during their three weeks in camp, adding that they should leverage on it to become employers of labour.

The director-general also appealed to employers to accept corps members that were posted to them and urged them to prioritize their welfare provide them with enabling environment to develop their potential.