NYSC seeks army’s support to protect corps members during 2027 elections

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sought the support of the Nigerian Army to ensure adequate security for corps ...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sought the support of the Nigerian Army to ensure adequate security for corps members who will serve as ad hoc personnel during the 2027 general elections.

Olakunle Nafiu, The Director-General of the NYSC, said corps members would be deployed to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting the elections, stressing the need to guarantee their safety before, during and after the exercise.

Nafiu made the appeal during a visit to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Adebayo Babalola.

He said the NYSC required the continued cooperation of the military to provide a secure environment for corps members, particularly those who would participate in the electoral process.

The director-general commended the 81 Division for providing a secure environment for NYSC operations across its areas of responsibility in Lagos and Ogun States.

He also praised the GOC for his welfare-oriented disposition towards corps members serving within the division, as well as his commitment to training and mentoring young officers under his command.

Nafiu attributed the prevailing security situation in Lagos and Ogun to the diligence, professionalism and experience of the military and other security agencies.

He disclosed that Lagos State alone accommodates about 20 per cent of the corps population nationwide, with between 45,000 and 48,000 corps members deployed to the state annually.

According to him, Lagos and Ogun are among the few states where the NYSC deploys corps members to all local government areas, unlike some other states where security challenges have restricted deployment to certain local government areas.

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