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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to allow graduates performing their mandatory one-year programme in the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, to serve within their geopolitical zones.

Afenifere advised the Federal Government given the increasing rate of kidnapping and banditry across the country.

While commending the Federal Government and security agencies for rescuing kidnapped NYSC who were on their way from Akwa Ibom to Sokoto State, the organization urged the government to equip security agents better for optimum performance.

Afenifere, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi, reiterated its advocacy for enrollees to the NYSC scheme to serve within their geopolitical zones rather than going from one part of the country to the other.

The association further observed that these pockets of ‘achievements’ appear to be dwarfed by the avalanche of security challenges people are facing in different parts of the country.

Alluding to recent incidents, Ajayi noted that fear of kidnappers and attacks by bandits including cattle rustlers, are now rampant.

The Afenifere spokesman, who observed that kidnappers now seem to go for groups and high-profile individuals, called the attention of those concerned to factors responsible for banditry and kidnapping.

The organization stressed that attention should be given to the prevalence of ungoverned or under-governed spaces where the government’s control is ineffective.

Afenifere added that absence or paucity of government presence in such areas makes people of the area vulnerable to exploitation by terrorist groups, traffickers and other criminal elements.

He said: “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.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/08/allow-nysc--serve-in-their-zones-afenifere-tells-fg/

Afenifere is a Yoruba group but Afenifere is not Yoruba. Afenifere is a Yoruba group that has been hijacked by a few people and is now being used as a political tool against the Yoruba people.

Anither563:
Afenifere is a Yoruba group but Afenifere is not Yoruba. Afenifere is a Yoruba group that has been hijacked by a few people and is now being used as a political tool against the Yoruba people.

All these grammar to deny the fact that yoruba people are now afraid to travel to Sokoto, Borno, Zamfara and Niger states to enjoy their "One Nigeria"

Be careful.

Allow them!

E reach emilokan turn,una no wan travel again inside “one Nigeria”?

Meanwhile,the Yorubas have continued to instigate everyone against igbos…them don reach South Africa o.

I disagree with Afenifere

Your son is president
He wanted to divide the country before he became president

Now he has seen oil and tax money across the country he doesn’t even want to listen. It’s one Nigeria

Dem suppose don know by now

For me, I think NYSC should be scrapped

opamoses1:

My line of thought too. What a waste of one year.

Tayorshd87:


After when u have done and enjoyed yours Abi 😂

North won't agree, especially the North-East region

Nice one.

Yoruba people's mind don kuku comot from Nigeria since. 😆

Not bad, before some people go poison innocent corp out of jealously

Tinubu should do this for the South

Common sense. Serving in your geopolitical zone will even save you transportation cost

Relocation is super easy now because of insecurity

Before na die oOoOO with exception of married women

Yankee101:
Your son is president
He wanted to divide the country before he became president

Now he has seen oil and tax money across the country he doesn’t even want to listen. It’s one Nigeria

Is it not funny that the greatest sin of an average Yoruba now is the bolded? It doesn't even matter whether that Yoruba person ed Tinubu or not. Lol
It's pretty obvious you guys are far more tribalistic and just sad that your tribesman was defeated in an election.

YeyeGbami:
Not bad, before some people go poison innocent corp out of jealously

😂 😂 😂

That will defeat the purpose of Nysc. But I agree with afenifere.

The purpose of nysc was to integrate every ethnicity into different states of the federation. 50 years of nysc the same problem still exist.

Exactly..

Dem no dey comut on Monday for some regions oh and for some regions bandits and ritual killers dey there o.... Make we dey considerate pls

At least let them serve in the regions they schooled, until the country is stable security wise
Because I dot understand why someone who lived and schooled in lagos wine sent to serve In sokoto or taraba, risking kidnapping

The right thing to do

I concur 100%, tired of southern copers being posted to the north and getting kidnapped 😡😡

Anither563:
Afenifere is a Yoruba group but Afenifere is not Yoruba. Afenifere is a Yoruba group that has been hijacked by a few people and is now being used as a political tool against the Yoruba people.

you go explain tire

Any Obedients who feel aggrieved or aggravated by this development can choose to serve the 5 parcel of land in the land of "they hate us" Lobatan.

Abi o

That won't be a bad idea.

It should be optional though.

Some of this students wants to explore to know their Motherland better.....according to research.

It's time to let NYSC die a natural death. It has outlived it's usefulness.

Afenifebi mumus.

What's the point of having NYSC then?