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  • Hoodlums invade NYSC Camp in Niger

    Hoodlums invade NYSC Camp in Niger

    Hoodlums on Monday evening invaded the temporary orientation camp of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Paikoro, Niger state carting away the properties of NYSC and belongings of Corps members.

    The hoodlums invaded the orientation camp as early as 6am when preparations for leaving the camp was in high tempo.
    Items stolen include fans, mattresses, beddings, and bedsheets amongst others.

    The hoodlums whose number remain unknown pretended to be NYSC officials until some observant Corps members discovered that they were not officials and raised alarm, but before the alarm, a lot of items had already been carted away.

    The alarm attracted the attention of the security agents in the camp who immediately moved in and in the process, some of the stolen items were traced to the staff quarters of the Government Secondary School.

    As at the time of filing this report, one person has been arrested in connection with the robbery while some of the items have been discovered including six fans which were purchased for the male and female hostels during the visit of the NYSC, Director General.

    The NYSC Coordinator in Niger state, Mrs. Theresa Arokoyo while speaking about the robbery said if the NYSC had permanent orientation camp in the state, such an incident would not have occurred.

    She said that the current temporary orientation camp is printed to vandals adding that this incident is not the first time as their camp had always been vandalized each time it is closed after orientation.

    “This development makes the authority to spend extra money each time we resume for orientation camp.”

    Arokoyo while speaking to the Niger state Acting Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso during the closing ceremony of the orientation course of the Batch A Stream 1 in Paikoro appealed to the state government to make haste in its promise in providing a permanent orientation camp in the state.

    The Niger State Acting Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso said that the state government is working hard in ensuring that the permanent orientation camp is ready before the end of 2017.

    He urged the Corps members to use their services as a tool for national unity stressing on the need to leave behind imprints of their programs and projects that will address the basic needs of their host communities.

  • NYSC to plant one million trees in Sokoto

    NYSC to plant one million trees in Sokoto

    The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) says corps members serving in Sokoto State will plant one million trees before the end of 2017.

    The state NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji Musa Abubakar, disclosed this on Tuesday.

    Abubakar said: “All the corps members in the 23 local governments will be made to plant these trees and nurse them.

    “The trees will be planted by the corps members as part of their community development projects.

    “This is the modest contribution of the scheme to the afforestation and reforestation efforts of the state and Federal Governments.

    “Trees are very crucial in combatting the menace of desert encroachment, gully erosion and flooding.”

    Abubakar further said that trees were also critical in improving the socioeconomic statuses of the people, medicinal uses, provide food and aesthetics for the environment.

     

  • Late Kano corps member sick from home – NYSC

    Late Kano corps member sick from home – NYSC

    National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Friday dismissed claims that late Ifedolapo Oladepo died of a strange disease.

    It insisted that the late corps member died as a result of protracted illness.

    The NYSC claims was contrary to counterclaim that the victim was suffocated with a strange disease which she developed during the regimental exercise in Kano.

    The late Oladapo an indigene of Oshogbo in Osun state reportedly died during the ongoing batch C 2016 orientation exercise holding at Karaye camp, about 50km from Kano.

    A management staff of NYSC in Kano who prefer anonymity told the reporters that Oladepo was discovered with earlier illness when she was presented before the camp clinic contrary to insinuation.

    The source equally denied the rumour that the victim died in orientation camp.

    According to the source “The corps member did not carry any disease from camp and for the purpose of emphasis; she did not die in camp.”

    Although the nature of the sickness was not disclosed, it was learnt that the late corps member was initially admitted for treatment by NYSC doctors, but later referred to Gwarzo general hospital after some complications.

    Information gathered revealed she was discharged for fitness back to camp soonest. Few days after she was rushed back to the General hospital where she finally passed on.

    “We try all possible best to save her life but we finally lost him. Our doctors on camp did their best before taken her to the hospital it’s unfortunate she did not survive it,” the source disclosed.