The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim has warned Corps members to shun night travelling and unauthorised trips.
He said night trips increase the risk of accidents and make rescue operations difficult.
The DG spoke during the terminal parade/closing ceremony of the 2021 Batch B Stream 1 Orientation Course which was held in various NYSC orientation camps nationwide.
The DG was represented at the Ebonyi Old Macgregor College Afikpo Orientation camp by the state Coordinator, Mercy Bamai Dawuda.
A total of 1,307 corps members, comprising of 656 males and 651 females, passed out from the orientation camp and were posted to the 13 local government areas of the State for their primary assignments.
Shauibu also urged the corps members to refrain from using social media for divisive actions but to deploy it to foster the unity and development of the country.
He also urged them to shun cybercrimes, fraud, cultism, drug abuse and other vices.
He noted that being corps members does not provide immunity to them to commit crimes warning that any corps member caught engaging in crimes and criminality of any form will be prosecuted.
He said: “You must be wary of crimes that can soil our image, especially vices such as drug abuse and trafficking, cybercrimes and advanced fee fraud. Also, remember that membership of the service corps does not confer immunity from the legal consequences of any wrongdoing”
“I urge you to avoid using social media for ethnic jingoism, rumour peddling and promotion of hatred. Instead, your activities should be targeted at self-improvement as well as promotion of unity, peace and prosperity of our dear nation.”
The DG urged employers to accept corps members posted to their establishments and to make adequate arrangements for their welfare.