Two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members were killed, and three others were sentenced to a second year of service for allegedly fleeing duty in Sokoto state.
Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, the state’s NYSC Coordinator, revealed this at the presentation of certificates to 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Corps members on Friday in Sokoto.
Yakubu-Yaro stated that six other corps members had their service extended for various reasons, including absenteeism.
He stated that the scheme had a zero tolerance for truancy and that those caught doing so would be appropriately sanctioned.
According to him, 763 corps members completed their service successfully during the period, and two were awarded the prestigious Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar awards for outstanding contributions to the development of their host communities.
The coordinator thanked Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto for his love and unparalleled support to the scheme in the state over the years, especially his commitment toward the sustenance of payment of allowances to corps members.
“I also seize this opportunity to thank the Sultan of Sokoto for his unflinching support to the scheme, this has aptly demonstrated his love for youths and NYSC in particular,” Yakubu-Yaro said.
He urged institutions to continue supporting corps members on business development plans and enterprises.
The coordinator urged the outgoing corps members to be good ambassadors of the scheme and also maximize the skill acquisition and entrepreneurship learnt during the service year. (NAN)
