The Sokoto State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Alhaji Usman Yakubu Yaro, has disclosed that the service is in touch with the Nigerian Military, the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and other critical stakeholders to guarantee the safety of corps members deployed to the State for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 orientation exercise.
Usman stated this on Tuesday in his office while briefing newsmen as part of the preparation for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 orientation exercise.
He stressed that arrangements have been concluded to ensure the safety and security of corps members posted to the State.
He explained that the service had written to the various sister security agencies, asking them for security on all the routes that corps members utilize to reach their various camps.
“We have met with the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Commissioner of Police, and head of other security agencies, and proper arrangements have been put in place to secure the roads,” he stated.
“We have put in several measures even before the corps members are deployed to the camp. Before now, we held a pre-orientation camp workshop and all hands are on deck to ensure the success of the orientation exercise.
“We will not post corps members to the Eastern Senatorial District of the State where there are security challenges.
“Wherever we deem that a place is not secure, we will not send corp members to serve, and we will continue to maintain that. The security of corp members will be guaranteed. For any flashpoint where insecurity is pronounced, we don’t send our corps members there.”
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On the skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development, he advised corps members to participate in camp and post-camp training to enable them to be self-reliant after the service year, while maintaining that white-collar jobs are not easy to get these days.
He is optimistic that when the NYSC Trust Fund Bill is assented to by the president, it will go a long way in ameliorating the plight of those corps members interested in skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development.
He commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Sokoto State Government for their unflinching support to the scheme.
He stated further that they are still calling on the State Government to do more in the rehabilitation and improvement of facilities in the camp.
The NYSC boss disclosed that over 2000 corps members have been deployed to Zamfara and Sokoto for the Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 joint orientation exercise.
