» How NYSC Members Are Recruited For Prostitution In Minna «

A cartel in Minna, the Niger State capital, has
turned National Youths Service Corps
(NYSC) orientation camp into a recruitment
ground for “young prostitutes.”
The cartel, according to findings, consists of
elitist group; politicians, journalists with the
active connivance of some NYSC officials,
who approve the requests of the cartel to
post selected female Corps members to a
particular government agency, boards and
parastatals.
The unsuspecting female Corps members
soon succumb to their wishes after
promises of not only posting them to
Government House or choice areas with
mouth-watering incentives, including
furnishing house for them to stay
throughout the duration of their one year
national service for sexual satisfaction.
Selected/recruitied Corps members by the
cartel from the Paiko NYSC Camp are
always included on the list of those posted
to serve in the Protocol Department,
Government House to cover their tracks,
the source said.
As a way of rewarding the girls, parties to
celebrate birthdays by each of them are
organised if they wished, end of their
service year is usually celebrated for them
as they are quickly replaced with new
intakes almost immediately by the cartel,
the source said.
To avoid the prying eyes of unsuspecting
public, the male partners under the cover of
being part of the Government House
Corpers’ lodge behind the Idris Legbo Kutigi
International conference centre, Minna visit
their partners in the unholy act at odd
hours.
Investigations reveal that the dislodgement
of the journalists and their politician
collaborators from the Government House
Corpers’ Lodge began when they started
having issues among themselves and their
activities became an open secret. This, the
source said, almost cost one of the protocol
officers in government house his job.
Reacting to the developments in an
interview, Niger State NYSC coordinator, Mr.
Steven Ehoda-Adi, said that he was not
aware of any such cartel existing in the
state.
Steven however told our correspondent
that the NYSC in the state ensures proper
documentations for Corps members
deployed to government and recognized
corperate organizations when it becomes
absolutely necessary with reasons in
accordance with the laws establishing the
NYSC.
Steven however added that the NYSC has
little or no control over the private life of
Corps members. He said, “I am not aware
of any cartel recruiting Corps members for
the purpose of prostitution. I am rather
shocked hearing that some of your
colleagues, journalists are actively involved
in this unholy act”.