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 $exual 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”.