The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has threatened to prosecute unscrupulous persons that are impersonating the Scheme through fraudulent means on the net. It noted that all services in NYSC with regards to deployment, issuance of kits to Corps Members while at Orientation Camp, accomodation, feeding, posting and relocation attracts no fee. For this, it adviced Members of the public, especially students, prospective Corps Members, parents, guardians, Corps employersand Corps Members to beware of the activities of these persons whose intent is to defraud them of their resources. This was contained in a statement signed by Eddy Megwa, Director, Press and Public Relations. The statement reads in part: “This is to inform Members of the public about the activities of some unscrupulous persons that are impersonating the National Youth Service Corps through fraudulent means on the internet.
“For the avoidance of doubt, all services in NYSC with regards to deployment, issuance of kits to Corps Members while at the Orientation Camp, accommodation, feeding, posting and relocation attracts no fee.
“Members of the public, especially students, prospective Corps Members, parents, guardians, Corps employers and Corps Members are strongly advised to beware of the activities of these persons whose intent is to defraud them of their resources.
“The public is hereby advised to visit any State Secretariat of the NYSC or other formations across the country to seek clarification on issues affecting the Scheme.
“In addition, there are up-to-date information on the programmes and activities of the NYSC, which can guide Members of the public on the authenticity and verification of all activities of the Scheme on NYSC Social Media platforms namely; OFFICIALNYSC on Facebook, OFFICIALNYSCNG on Twitter and Instagram, NYSCDHQ on YouTube, registration portal – WWW.NYSC.GOV.NG and website – WWW.NYSC.ORG.NG
“Henceforth, Management states that the full weight of the law would be applied on any individual or group of persons found advertising anything that borders on the policy of the Scheme on the Social Media”.