Boko Haram: NYSC Redeploys 800 Corps Members From Kano Due to Insecurity

The Kano State co-ordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Alhaji Bashir Yakassai, announced that 800 out of the 2,129 posted to the state for this year’s National Youth Service programme were redeployed to other states following the recent attacks from sects.

Speaking at the passing out parade of Batch ‘C’ of the corps members, Yakassai  said that no corps members would be posted to banks or companies they perceive to be lucrative, instead, they would be posted to rural areas where their services are mostly required, especially in agriculture, health care and education sectors, while the married corps members would serve in the state capital.

“As at today, about 700 corps members have been redeployed out of 2,129 posted to the state. The doors are still open to whoever wishes to be redeployed for one reason or the other, in accordance with the NYSC guidelines,” he said.

Some corps members at the event allegedly said though they would love to serve in Kano State but the insecurity in the state has left them with  no option than to seek redeployment.

Also concerned about the security situation for the corps members, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji  Abdulfatah Ahmed, Tuesday charged traditional rulers and security agencies in the state to protect the lives and property of corps members serving in Kwara.

He said the government had concrete measures in place to provide the members with security in all parts of the state. He assured the corps members that his administration would create the enabling environment for them to apply the skills and expertise acquired during the orientation exercise.