It has been gathered that the Sokoto state Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr Usman Yakubu-Yaro stated that five corps members of the 2022 Batch B stream 2, will serve various punishments while one is to repeat the service year in the state.
Yakubu-Yaro disclosed this in Sokoto on Thursday, during the collection of Certificates of National Service by corps members.He said that the affected corps members were sanctioned for various offences, including absenteeism during their service year.He noted that the scheme had zero tolerance for truancy and would not hesitate to punish any erring corps member.
According to him, the sanctioned corps members will have their service year extended for at least three weeks or one month, for various misconducts. The Coordinator advised those who have completed their service year to utilize the skills acquired during the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development scheme as well be good ambassadors to the nation at large.He further urged them to be part of the post-camp Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training to ensure completion. 
