A group of robbers reportedly attacked
the temporary camp of National Youth
Service Corps at Paikoro, Niger state
and escaped with corps members
properties.
The robbers invaded the camp around 6 am in the morning and disguised as NYSC officials to cart away properties such as fans, mattresses
and bedsheets. Punch reports that the corps members raised alarm when they realised that the disguised hoodlums were not NYSC officials.
The alarm attracted the attention of
security agents in the camp, who traced
some of the stolen items to the staff
quarters of the Government Secondary
School.
As of the time of filing this report, one
person had been arrested in connection
with the robbery, while some of the
stolen items had been recovered,
including six fans that were purchased
for the male and female hostels.
The NYSC coordinator in Niger state,
Mrs. Theresa Arokoyo, said such an
incident would not have occurred if the
NYSC had a permanent orientation
camp in the state.
Arokoyo said that the temporary
orientation camp was porous, adding
that the incident was not the first time
as the camp had always been vandalised each time corps members were on break.
She said: "This development always
compels the NYSC authority to spend
extra money each time we resume for
orientation."
The Niger state acting governor, Alhaji
Ahmed Ketso, said that the government
was making efforts to ensure that the
permanent orientation camp is ready
before the end of 2017.
Meanwhile, a foremost Islamic body in
Nigeria, Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has
condemned the decision of the National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to continue
running its orientation camps despite
the Ramadan fast.
