Post by G.O. Lawal

When National Service Becomes National Risk: Why Nigeria Must Rethink NYSC in an Age of Insecurity - G.O. Lawal Every year, thousands of young Nigerian graduates arrived at National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps scattered across the country. For many of these young men and women, it was supposed to mark the beginning of a new chapter, a transition from the lecture halls of universities into the wider realities of nation-building. For their parents, however, it was something else entirely. Across homes in Lagos, Enugu, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Makurdi, Jos, and countless other communities, many parents watched their children leave with mixed emotions. The pride of seeing a son or daughter complete four, five, six, or even seven years of university education was overshadowed by a fear that has become all too familiar in Nigeria. - Would they arrive safely? - Would they be posted to a secure location? - Would they be forced to travel through dangerous highways? - Would they become victims of the next kidnapping headline? These are questions that many Nigerian parents now ask not because they are overly protective, but because recent realities have made such fears legitimate. This raises an uncomfortable but necessary question: In a country facing one of its most challenging security periods in decades, should Nigeria still be sending thousands of young graduates far away from their homes under the current NYSC model? Continue Reading........ https://lnkd.in/dBeBPa9z