Corps members will not be sent to Niger Republic — NYSC assures

<p>The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says there is no plan to deploy youth corps members to Niger Republic to fight a war to restore democracy in that country.</p>, <span>Graduates that participate in the NYSC scheme are called corps members. Guardian</span>, <p>The NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja in response to a video he said was circulating on social media, alleging that members would be deployed to Niger Republic.</p>, <p>He stated that “management wishes to state that there is no iota of truth in the story fabricated by the purveyor, a skit and content creator.</p>, <p>“The public, especially youth corps members, prospective members and their parents should disregard the story, which borders on criminality in its entirety.</p>, <p>“Content and skit makers are strongly advised to desist from spreading false information capable of subverting the peace of the nation.”</p>, <p>Megwa added that law enforcement agencies would stop at nothing to bring the purveyors of the story to justice.</p>, <p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was a coup in Niger Republic on July 26, where Nigerien soldiers toppled the government of democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum from power.</p>, <p>Consequently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is making effort to restore democratic government to the country.</p>