The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday in Minna presented N26.7 million cheques to the families of the two corps members killed in the 2011 post-election violence in Niger.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),the other 61 other corps members who were injured during the violence are also to benefit from the gesture.
Alhaji Saidu Kpaki, Secretary to the Niger State Government (SSG), who presented the cheques on behalf of the government, advised youths against being used as thugs by politicians.
“Time has come when youths should take their destinies in their hands by resisting politicians who would lure them to self destruction for personal gains”, Kpaki said.
The deceased corps members were; Ademola M. Adejoke and Nwali C.Ifeoma with NYSC registration number NG/10A/353 and NG/10A/614, respectively.
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