{"id":10079,"date":"2025-11-21T15:48:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/?p=10079"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:48:40","slug":"nysc-warns-against-fake-pamphlet-advising-corps-members-to-pay-ransom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/nysc-warns-against-fake-pamphlet-advising-corps-members-to-pay-ransom\/","title":{"rendered":"NYSC Warns Against Fake Pamphlet Advising Corps Members to Pay Ransom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong> November 21, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The <strong>National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)<\/strong> has issued a strong warning against a fake safety pamphlet circulating online, which falsely advises corps members to pay ransom in the event of kidnapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NYSC Management clarified that the document is <strong>not part of any official safety guide<\/strong>, is <strong>not a policy<\/strong>, and should be <strong>ignored by staff and corps members<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement by <strong>Caroline Embu, Director of Information and Public Relations<\/strong>, the fake pamphlet was presented to NYSC in 2021 by a consultant but was <strong>never adopted<\/strong> as official guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe document being circulated does not represent the Scheme\u2019s policy regarding the security of staff or corps members,\u201d the statement read. \u201cIt should be ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The NYSC emphasized its <strong>commitment to the welfare and safety of corps members<\/strong> and staff. The management assured that it will continue to <strong>collaborate with security agencies and other stakeholders<\/strong> to safeguard all personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corps members are urged to <strong>verify all safety materials through official NYSC channels<\/strong> and be vigilant against false messages that could <strong>put lives at risk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cNigeria is Ours; Nigeria We Serve,\u201d<\/strong> the NYSC concluded in its advisory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like to read: <a href=\"https:\/\/examkits.com\/blog\/nysc-opens-portal-for-2025-batch-c-call-up-letters-orientation-set-to-begin-november-19\/\">NYSC Opens Portal for 2025 Batch \u2018C\u2019 Call-Up Letters: Orientation Set to Begin November 19<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 21, 2025 \u2013 The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has issued a strong warning&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[21080,21079,401,2719,21081],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NYSC Warns Against Fake Pamphlet Advising Corps Members to Pay Ransom - Examkits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NYSC warns corps members against fake pamphlets claiming ransom payments; 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