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”.