15th June, 2012
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Delta said that five of its corps members, who served in the 2011 Batch ‘B’ lost their lives during the service year.
Mrs. Vivian Omeruo, the state’s Coordinator of the scheme, disclosed this on Thursday in Asaba at the passing out parade of 2011 Batch B corps members.
She, however, said that their deaths, which occurred “through various unfortunate circumstances, were heroic as they died in active service.”
Omeruo also said that 25 corps members were pencilled down for various sanctions ranging from repeat of service to extension of service for various disciplinary conducts.
She said that out of the 25 corps members, nine, who absconded would repeat the service year. The coordinator said the names of the nine corps members had already been forwarded to the national directorate of the NYSC for ratification.
She said the remaining 16 would have extension of service for periods ranging from two weeks to four months.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ishaya Dede, NYSC Coordinator in Jigawa has expressed satisfaction that corps members posted to the state were safe. He said that recently, 200 corps members voluntarily re-deployed from neighbouring states to Jigawa because of the peace enjoyed in the state.
“Jigawa is a small state yet we have more corps members now than Kano and some other states in the North.
“This is because some of them were re-deployed here for safety, good welfare and better facilities in our orientation camp,” he said.
Dede said that out of 1,500 corps members, who passed out, 12 of them received the state Governor’s award, while names of 30 others, who contravened the NYSC Act had been forwarded to the headquarters for further action. In his remarks, Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa lauded the contributions of the NYSC in the state to the campaign against HIV and AIDS, polio virus and mass illiteracy among others.
In Bayelsa, the state NYSC Coordinator, Mr. Abdulrasheed Abiodun, said three corps members died during the service year, while the services of 12 others were extended for truancy.
Meanwhile, 30 out of the 906 corps members, who served in Gombe State were honoured with awards, according to Mr. Teryima Igyuse the state Coordinator of the scheme.
He listed the award to include 20 certificates of merit and 10 certificates of commendation for participation in community development service.
He said the best female among the award winners received the First Lady Hajiya Adama Dankwambo’s award.
Igyuse said four corps members, who absconded from service would repeat the service year, while the service of two others would be extended.