The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has demobilized 54 corps members who were illegally mobilized by the University of Calabar (UNICAL), and they will face legal prosecution.
This is part of the NYSC’s efforts to prevent unqualified graduates from obtaining the national service certificate.
According to NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, 19 other individuals who registered online for mobilization were also prevented from service, and four Certificates of National Service were not produced due to irregularities.
This brings the total number of affected certificates to 178.
The NYSC DG commended UNICAL’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Florence Obi, for reporting the issue and pledged to intensify efforts to sanitize the mobilization process.
He emphasized the need for integrity in the management of corps-producing institutions and called on employers to verify the authenticity of certificates presented for job placement.
