Kate Henshaw, Nollywood actress, has called for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme given the escalating insecurity, arguing that the lives of young people are being put in danger.
Her call comes following recent kidnapping of corps members along Zamfara-Sokoto highway.
Henshaw in a statement posted via her X handle, said since the security of Corps members was no longer guaranteed, the scheme should be scrapped.
She urged the federal government to “stop putting the lives of young people at risk with moribund ideas.”
She wrote, “When I served in the North, it was a very memorable experience. Travelling from Bauchi by road to the airport was safe & then flying to Lagos just with my NYSC ID card, which also got me rebate on my ticket.
“It’s time to scrap this idea since corpers can’t travel within this country without let or hindrance!
“Stop putting the lives of young people at risk with moribund ideas. Security is a priority & needs to be sorted totally, not technically.”
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