NYSC reacts to story of Corper assaulted by Policeman in Zamfara

The Management of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reacted to story on media space claiming that Corps Member, Michael Uwakwe, was assaulted at his place of Primary Assignment.

The story claimed the Corps member was molested at – Nasara Standard Academy, Gusau, Zamfara State, by a policeman for punishing a student.

In a statement released by the Scheme on Friday stated that the story was malicious and misleading, while setting the records straight, the management revealed that the fake story first hit the media space on March 8, 2017.

In which the management of the Scheme strongly condemned the damaging story in its entirety, because there was no report of such incident involving any of its Corps Member across the country.
According to the Management, “The claim by the writer of the story is nothing but reckless assemblage of ill-intentioned, unguarded and unprofessional reportage.

“The National Youth Service Corps as a responsible and youth-friendly government establishment places high priority on the welfare and security of its Corps Members in their places of primary assignment and host communities.
“This has been the tradition of the Scheme for the past fifty-one years of its existence. Members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, especially online bloggers are by this notice enjoined to dissociate from yellow journalism.

“And especially against the National Youth Service Youth (NYSC), but uphold the tenets of objective reportage on Scheme’s laudable achievements to national unity and integration”, the management said.

While advised the general public, especially parents, guardians, serving and Prospective Corps Members to ignore the ill-conceived publication in its entirety.