The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has conducted investigation into the alleged shooting of a corps member in Bayelsa State on Monday and discovered that the information was not correct.
The NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs. Lizzy Ojugo in the course of the investigation visited the Commissioner of Police and the Federal Medical Centre in Yenogoa, the state capital.
A statement issued on Tuesday to that effect stated that: “The Management of the National Youth Service Corps, Bayelsa State, wishes to inform the public that contrary to reports making the rounds that a Corps Member was among the victims of a shooting incident that occurred in Yenagoa, on Monday, 6th January, 2020, nothing of such happened to any serving Corps Member in the State.
“It is pertinent to state that a visit to the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police by the NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs Lizzy Ojugo so as to find out the true identity of the victims indicated that no Corps Member was involved.
“Gratifyingly, a similar visit to the Federal Medical Centre ( FMC), Yenagoa by the State Coordinator to personally see the victims for proper identification further validated our position.
“Accordingly, the public, particularly NYSC stakeholders should disregard the phantom story in its entirety as it is very misleading.
“Management wishes to assure stakeholders that as the Corps collaborates with security agencies in the State, it shall continue to remain alive to its responsibilities by placing high premium on the lives of Corps Members in the State.”