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Pursuant to the directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, announced by the Honourable Minister of Interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo during the recent commissioning of operational vehicles and guard booths at the Nigerian Correctional Service Headquarters, Abuja. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is set to deploy Doctors and other professionals to Nigerian Correctional Service facilities to carry out their mandatory youth service. This formed part of the conversation as the Acting Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, MFR, mni, paid a working visit to the Director General, NYSC Brigadier General YD Ahmed, at the National Youth Service Corps Headquarters, Abuja.

In a landmark engagement, the Ag. CGC appreciated the Director General for the warm reception and provided an insightful overview of the NCoS reformatory programs, briefing him that the majority of the inmates in the NCoS facilities are youths. He then emphasized the need to partner the NYSC to bridge some gaps through the deployment of Corps Doctors and Nurses to provide Medicare and lawyers to render pro bono and paralegal services to enhance speedy dispensation of justice. He also noted that the youth are the backbone of a nation and should be redirected from the path of criminality to productivity.

In response to the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed commended the Acting CGC for his visionary leadership and reaffirmed his enthusiasm for the collaboration. He highlighted the immense value of the NCoS, stating that the Nigerian Correctional Service is truly worth its name as it provides inmates with a pathway to a new lease of life. He assures the Ag. CGC of his commitment to supporting the NCoS in the realization of its mandate by granting express approval to the requests, adding that from next batch, Corps Doctors, Nurses, Psychologists and Lawyers shall be posted to carry out their mandatory youth service in Custodial centres as one key role of the NYSC is provision of social services to the vulnerable and underserved in the society.

Major highlights of the visit included a tour of the NYSC digital museum, archives, radio and TV Stations for an in-depth understanding of the impact the Corps is making in harnessing the potentials of Nigerian youth.