Skip to main content

Banditry: Afenifere asks FG to allow corps members serve in their zones

An illustrative photo of corps members

Afenifere said allowing corps members to serve in their geopolitical zones will limit their exposure to the possibility of being kidnapped by bandits and other criminal groups.

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has advocated for a slight restructuring of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme to allow graduates performing their mandatory one-year programme to serve within their geopolitical zones.

The group made the argument amid the increasing rate of kidnapping and banditry across the country.

Afenifere, however, commended the Federal Government for rescuing some NYSC members kidnapped on their way from Akwa Ibom to Sokoto State.

The organisation also urged the government to double investments in equipment for security agents to optimise their performances.

This is according to a statement by Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, who stressed that enrollees in the NYSC scheme should be allowed to serve in their zones rather than going from one part of the country to another.

ALSO READ: Corps members who spent service year in bandits’ den get certificates from NYSC

Afenifere calls for improved security

Though it acknowledged the success being recorded by security agencies, the group overserved that those feats appear to be dwarfed by an avalanche of security challenges people are facing in different parts of the country.

Ajayi noted that the fear of kidnappers and bandits' activities including cattle rustling have become very rampant.

“The porosity of the borders has increased the influx of small arms and light weapons from the Sahel region – thus heightening the incentives for crimes and banditry.

“Illegal mining has created room for poor governance in the areas affected – resulting in poor service delivery, displacement of the local people, increasing unemployment as farmers and youths are forced out of their farmlands – a situation that is making these set of people to be ready recruits for banditry,” the statement partly read.

ALSO READ: We've not been told to start paying corps members ₦70k minimum wage - NYSC

ridoola.blogspot.com.ng
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

EFCC insists on presentation of Grace Tiaga's death certificate in P&ID case

Tiaga's counsel communicated the unavailability of the death certificate, requesting additional time. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is steadfast in its demand for the death certificate of the late Grace Tiaga, a former director of legal services at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, to be submitted in court. Tiaga faced charges brought by the EFCC, alleging her involvement in receiving payments from Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) to manipulate the 20-year gas supply and processing agreement (GSPA) against Nigeria. The EFCC claims that these illicit payments were made through her daughter and persisted even after her retirement. The accusations extend to Tiaga's purported failure to adhere to due process while providing legal counsel on the GSPA. Initially facing eight counts of fraud, she was remanded to Suleja prison in 2019, later granted bail, and the charges were expanded to 13 counts. As the trial progressed, the prosecution p...
Post a Comment
Read more

List of America's one-term presidents & why they were not re-elected

U.S. President Joe Biden becomes the most recent entrant in a list of president who served for only one term. U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he would not be seeking re-election for a second term in the November 5, 2024 elections. Biden, in a statement said that he would be focused on completing his remaining term, endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris as his most preferred nominee for the Democratic Party to take on former President Donald Trump. Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris as Democrats' candidate after withdrawing from race [X:@JoeBiden] Biden now joins a list of former U.S. Presidents that only served for one term. John Adams (1797-1801) The second president of the United States, John Adams was a Founding Father who faced significant challenges during his presidency, including conflicts with political adversaries and foreign nations. His support for the Alien and Sedition Acts, perceived as a violation of civil liberties, contributed to his unpopulari...
Post a Comment
Read more

Tinubu appoints MKO Abiola's son, Jamiu as SSA on Linguistics & Foreign Matters

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jamiu Abiola as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Linguistics and Foreign Matters. The appointee is one of the children of the late Chief Moshood Kolawole Abiola , the winner of the 1993 presidential election annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida . According to a statement by Segun Imohiosen , the Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, Jamiu's appointment took effect from November 14, 2024. Imohiosen said the appointment aligns with the provisions of the Certain Political and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc) Act 2008, as amended. Until his recent deployment, the appointee served as the Special Assistant to the President of Special Duties in the office of the Vice President. Tinubu tasked Jamiu to work closely with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and bring his wealth of experience to bear in his new ...
Post a Comment
Read more