The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has reacted to the decision of Kwara State Government to sanction a school teacher, Hajia Fatimoh Nike Hamzat, who recently assaulted a female Corps member serving at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin, the state capital.
NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed hailed the investigative panel set up by the state government for its objectivity and fairness in line with the Public Service Rules.
Ahmed said the NYSC would not condone any form of maltreatment meted out on Corps members.
He pointed out that as people who are on national assignment, and contributing to nation-building and the unity of Nigeria, Corps members deserve to be valued, appreciated and accorded decent treatment by their employers and members of their host communities.
Ahmed stated further that the security and welfare of Corps members remains the topmost priority of his administration.
He, however urged all Corps members to abide by their Oath of Allegiance and continue to discharge their statutory responsibilities towards national unity and socio-economic development of the country as good ambassadors of the Scheme.
The Corps member in question was verbally and physically assaulted by Hajia Fatimoh Nike Hamzat for failing to ‘greet her properly’.
The Corps member then reported the incident, and NYSC forwarded the same complaint to the Kwara State government through the appropriate channels leading to the setting up of an investigative panel, which recommended sanctions on the teacher.
