The management of the National Youth Service Corps( NYSC) in Nigeria has refuted media reports of the killing of a corps member by bandits on his way from Kaduna to Katsina State, North West Nigeria for the monthly biometric clearance.
Reacting to the story trending in the media space, the Director, Press and Public Relations of NYSC, Mr. Eddy Megwa stated that “from all indications, the story is untrue, but a figment of the baseless imagination of the mischievous writer, who wanted to cause unnecessary unrest among members of the public.
“To put the record straight, Corps Member Mamudo Sa’idu Obaje KT/23B/1153, who was serving at Government Girls’ College Katsina, was on transit from Kaduna to Katsina on Thursday 4th January, 2024 and was involved in a motor accident at Gayaza in Kankia LGA of Katsina State alongside other passengers.
Unfortunately, two of the passengers, including the Corps Member lost their lives in the autocrash.”
Mr. Megwa further said while the NYSC family nationwide has been thrown into mourning from the tragic event, the management has also commiserated with the family of the deceased Corps Member over the loss of the gallant patriot who died while in active service to his fatherland.
The management of the scheme therefore called on bloggers to always be factual in their reportage in order not to cause unnecessary apprehension in the society, because of fictitious and unprofessional publications, which contradicts the ethics of good journalism.
