Sequel to the midnight attack on Christians by Fulani Cattle herdsmen on residencts in Doko Nahawa, Jos In Northern Nigeria, the National House of Representatives has passed a resolution on Thursday asking the Directorate of the National Youth Service Scheme to re-deploy the 2010 Batch ”A” corps members corps,1,211 in number be posted to Plateau State.
The House demanded that the corps members should be reposted to neighbouring states owing to the security situation in parts of the Plateau state.
The motion by the member from Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ikperikpo Ekpo, said the lives of the youths are endangered. He argued that they could become victims of a crisis they knew nothing about. He opined that government would be failing in its responsibility of protecting lives by sending the youths to Plateau State. “All I am saying is that since the security situation in Jos is still tense, the corps members can be posted elsewhere in the meantime so that we do not endanger their lives,” he added.
The lawmaker reflected that during the 2008 crisis in Jos, three corps members were killed. He also noted that at least one corps member was killed during a similar crisis in Maiduguri, Borno State last year. Ekpo advised the House to prevail on the NYSC directorate to take measures to prevent a recurrence.
He said NYSC members serving in Plateau State who were trapped in the mayhem that occurred earlier this year were evacuated and sent to their respective states of origin on a three-week break.
While members like Mr. Paul Adah, Mr. Patrick Obahiagbon, backed the motion two lawmakers from Plateau State, Mr. George Daika and Mr. Leo Dilkon opposed the motion. However, Dilkon said the House would be denying Plateau State its quota of corps members if it granted the prayer insisiting that the crisis affected only two local government areas.
An estimated 500 persons were killed in Jos South Local Government Area last Sunday, following renewed sectarian violence. Already the police is forcing a new figure of 109 casualty to counter the ealier figure monitored and reported by the Plateau State information commissioner and journalists.
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