The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted the information on social media detailing the dates for the commencement of the online registration for 2020. Batch ‘A’ orientation programmes as fraudulent.
A statement by the director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyem, Monday in Abuja said the advertorial did not emanate from the Scheme. It is the handiwork of fraudsters, purposed to mislead the public, with extortion of Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) as the end point.
Adeyemi said the Scheme is yet to release the dates for the activities, saying there are processes to observe, in conjunction with the Scheme’s major stakeholders before the dates are announced.
“The attention of the Management of the National Youth Service Corps has been drawn to a fraudulent information making the rounds on the social media, detailing the dates for the commencement of online registration in respect of 2020 Batch “A” Orientation programme, as well as that of the programme itself.
“Management wishes to emphatically clarify that the advertorial did not emanate from the Scheme. It is the handiwork of fraudsters, purposed to mislead the public, with extortion of Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) as the end point.
“It is imperative to state that the Scheme is yet to release the dates for the activities. There are processes to observe, in conjunction with the Scheme’s major stakeholders before the dates are announced.
“Assuredly, once the activities are scheduled, the public shall be duly notified through advertorials in both the print and social media,” she said
She warned the public to watch against this fraudsters and therefore disregard the advertorial in all its entirety.
“In the light of the above, members of the public, particularly the PCMs are hereby alerted of the scam and advised to disregard the advertorial in all its entirety,” she said
