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  No corps members were violated in the Akwa Ibom attack, according to NYSC NYSC Logo Reports that some 21 female corps members had been raped during an attack on Wednesday "by robbers" have been debunked by the National Youth Service Corps. Contrary to claims, the scheme verified that "no corps member was raped" and that "no bodily damage was meted on them." Chinyere Ekwe, the NYSC state coordinator for Akwa Ibom, provided the clarification in a statement that media in Abuja were able to receive on Thursday. In the rumored incident, she stated, "Gunmen allegedly attacked, raped, stole from, and stripped Corps Members of their goods at their residence on Udo Ekong Ekwere Street off Information Drive in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. "To put the regrettable situation in right perspective, Olatoye Durosinmi, the State Police Commissioner, and Chinyere Ekwe, the State Coordinator for NYSC Akwa Ibom State, visited the Corps Members and conducted an on-site ev...

 Akwa Ibom: Gunmen rob, rape, and attack the NYSC lodge On Wednesday, armed individuals broke into the National Youth Service Scheme Corpers' lodge in the Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, off Information Drive, and raped the ladies who were inside. According to reports, the gunmen who assaulted the neighborhood about one in the morning took away items like laptops, cell phones, and cash on tricycles. Some of the corps members complained that despite the cries for help during the incident, no one responded when they spoke with newsmen the following morning. They arrived on a tricycle known as a "Keke," according to one of the corp members who identified himself as Emeka Emmanuel, and they got right to work. They threatened to open every door with heavy iron as they pounced on them with high-intensity torchlight. A female Corps member who also spoke on the condition of anonymity and choked back tears claimed that after the thugs broke into her room through the ...

 Stop looking for free rides; you can be hurt. NYSC's head of corps issues a warning Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Fadah, the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps, has warned corps members against soliciting rides from passing cars. He emphasized to the corps members that they were accountable for their own safety. When boarding automobiles for their trips, Mr. Fadah encouraged students to always go to the proper motor parks since "you may wind up in a dangerous area when hunting for a free ride." "Please avoid nighttime travel, and if you must, break your journey once it reaches 6 p.m., go to the nearest NYSC lodge, police station, or other police facilities, and stay there until the next day," he continued. Additionally, the director-general advised corps members taking part in the general elections of 2023 to play by the norms of the polls. During his camp inspection tour to the state's NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Wailo in the Ganjuwa Local Gov...