By our Reporter
Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim,Director General,National Youth Service Corps has said the corps members are on reserve and they can be summoned for war.
The DG who disclosed this on channels TV”Sunrise Daily on wednesday said that corps members are part of the national defence policy of Nigeria saying the move to scrap the NYSC scheme which is compulsory for all Nigerians who graduate before the age of 30 is not in the nations interest.
The DG noted that “Corps members are on reserve. They are part of the national defence policy of this country. So, where there is serious war, our corps members are educated, they are knowledgeable and they can be trained. You see the drill and so on.
“You can imagine within the short three weeks in the orientation camps, the corps members are moulded. They are like soldiers. You see female corps members blowing the army horn, playing with the military band.
“So, if not for the knowledge, where are you going to mobilise such young Nigerians to train them quickly to put in their best for the country? So, corps members are on reserve. They are also part of the national defence policy.”
He also said the NYSC is concerned about the security of corps members and that is why they had been advised not to move around at night