MURIC demands NYSC scrapping

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu to scrap the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) if it cannot guarantee the safety of corp members.

MURIC also advised the government to provide full life insurance for every young Nigerian embarking on the one-year service.

The organisation further called on the Federal Government to provide mandatory military escorts for corp members traveling to high-risk zones without delay.

The demands were made in a statement signed by MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

The group expressed regret that many innocent young graduates have been killed while serving, and properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed.

It insisted that the Federal Government must take immediate action to prevent further loss of life and property during the service year.

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“Our attention has been drawn to the ongoing clamour for the safety of youth corpers during their service year. Many have called for the scrapping of the scheme if the safety of youth corpers cannot be guaranteed by the Federal Government (FG).

“These sad incidents should not be happening to our youths. It is already assaulting their psyche and militarising them.

“The FG must therefore add a human face to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme by taking every necessary step to make it a safe venture for our young ones. We must transform NYSC from a pact with death and captivity to a journey through life and hope,” the statement read partly.

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MURIC concluded by reiterating their demands: “We demand the following: full life insurance policy for every young Nigerian embarking on the NYSC scheme, mandatory military escorts for corpers traveling to high-risk zones, and prohibition of the abdication of responsibility to parents of corpers.

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