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National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, members as part of the national defence policy of Nigeria can be mobilised for war if the need arises.
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, said this while reacting to moves to scrap the NYSC scheme which is compulsory for all Nigerians who graduate before the age of 30.
Speaking on a Channels TV programme, the NYSC boss said, “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.