Nigeria’s
National Youth Service Corps members from Plateau serving in Borno say
they no longer feel safe in the northeastern State.
Both civilian
and military locals “threaten” the Corps members on identifying them,
Chairman of the Plateau Borno NYSC members forum, Mr. Sambo Dimfa told newsmen
Since last week’s execution of a Plateau student in a viral
video by Boko Haram, the Corps members have barely been free in their
stations, Dimfa said.
Local authorities have assured of the safety
of all Corps members in the State but the threats have persisted, said
the Official.
“You can’t freely move or identify yourself.
“Once you do, you get threatened,” said the forum’s leader.
The Corps members numbering at least 40 according to him are seeking relocation for their safety.
“We had a meeting yesterday (Friday) and all of us in attendance were seeking redeployment,” he said.
NYSC
does not however grant relocation less than three months into service,
but the Corps members are appealing to authorities in Plateau State to
facilitate the process as an “emergency”.
An appeal message circulated online by the group says:
Following
the recent attacks on the Damataru-Maiduguri highway and the gruesome
killing of ROPVIL DACIYA by the said Boko Haram in which the video made
it clearly that they must revenge on the Plateau indigens what happened
to their Fathers and Forefathers .
It is on this note that we the
indigenous people of Plateau State undergoing our mandatory National
Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Borno State (Maiduguri) felt unsaved and
therefore call on our Leaders to diversify a means we can relocate due
to insecurity of the state. Maiduguri is no longer safe for us…
Source: MK Reports