National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has refuted media reports on the rape of female Corps members by gunmen in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The NYSC Coordinator in Akwa Ibom State, Mrs. Chinyere Ekwe who was in the company of the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Olatoye Durosinmi, visited the Corps Members for an on-the-spot assessment and confirmed that 21 Corps Members occupy the said property.
The interaction with the Corps Members further revealed that an attack on them was carried out by thieves at about 1am.
In the process, the invaders took their valuables including phones, laptops and some cash. They confirmed that o corps member was injured as well as raped.
Mrs. Ekwe noted that the actions and intentions of those criminal elements remained condemnable, and appealed to the social media operator to exercise restraint and not trivialise such unfortunate incidents as the consequences on the psychology of parents and guardians of Corps Members in the state.
She however said that the State Commissioner of Police has assured the Corps Members and members of the public that an investigation on the matter has been launched and that the culprits will soon be apprehended.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner has equally detailed surveillance around the area with a promise to extend the same to other Corps lodges.
The State Coordinator has reaffirmed that there was no incident of rape. She, therefore, urges the Corps Members in the State to go about their lawful duties and make use of the security phone lines already provided, while in distressed situations.
Dominica Nwabufo
