The Sokoto State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Mr Usman Yakubu-Yaro has said that five corps members of the 2022 Batch B stream 2, will serve various punishments while one is to repeat the service year in the state.

Yakubu-Yaro revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on June 2022, during the collection of Certificates of National Service by corps members.

The state coordinator said that the affected corps members were sanctioned for various offenses, including absenteeism during their service year.

He said that the scheme had zero tolerance for truancy and would not hesitate to punish any erring corps member.

Meanwhile, he said the sanctioned corps members will have their service year extended for more than three weeks or one month, for various misconducts.

The Coordinator urges those who have completed their service year to utilize the skills acquired during the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development scheme as well be good ambassadors to the nation at large.

He further advised them to be part of the post-camp Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training to ensure completion.

Yakubu-Yaro affirms that two corps members that distinguished themselves would receive the Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar meritorious awards.

He applauded the Sokoto state government and Sultanate Council for the support accorded to the NYSC Secretariat and corps members at all times.