NYSC demobilises fake students

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NYSC demobilises fake students

The National Youth Service Corps Management claims to have demobilized 54 illegally mobilised University of Calabar graduates in order to prevent unqualified individuals from receiving Certificates of National Service.

On Friday night, Eddy Megwa, the Scheme’s Director of Information and Public Relations, signed a statement.

Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed, Director General of the NYSC, announced this in Abuja on Friday, adding that unauthorized graduates would be prosecuted accordingly.

He stated that nineteen of the 54 individuals who initially enrolled online for mobilization were barred from serving, while the Scheme failed to issue four (4) Certificates of National Service for the remaining individuals.

Recall that the NYSC earlier on Monday annulled the certificates of 101 illegally mobilized UNICAL graduates who participated in the scheme between 2021 and 2023.

Following the invalidation of the certificates, the University’s Pro-Chancellor, DIG Udom Ekpoudom (retd.), praised the Scheme for exposing fake graduates who had been fraudulently mobilised, promising to take action against staff involved in the mobilisation of fake graduates from the institution.

The NYSC DG said that a bread seller had been illegally mobilized from the University, and praised the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Florence Obi, for informing the NYSC about the illegal mobilisations.

“The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar came here to report that some names were on the institution’s list that shouldn’t have been there. She verified the list provided by the school, and I informed her that their credentials would be revoked.

I congratulate the Vice Chancellor. “Previously, a bread seller was mobilised on the graduation list from the same institution, there are bad eggs in many places that generate matriculation numbers and courses for their candidates” ,the Director-General stated.

He also noted that the Scheme would increase its collaboration with the heads of Corps Producing Institutions and other important stakeholders in the country to combat the threat.

Ahmed went on to say that any failure in the mobilisation process from any school reflects on the integrity of the institution’s management, noting, “Those who are accountable for imputing graduate statistics should be persons of integrity.

 

He also noted that the Scheme would increase its collaboration with the heads of Corps Producing Institutions and other important stakeholders in the country to combat the threat.

He urged all firms in the country to verify the authenticity of Certificates of National Service provided for job placement by the NYSC.

 

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