NYSC Vows to Seek Redress over Assault on Female Serving Corp Member in Kwara

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State, weekend, said  it would seek redress on the recent attack on  a female serving corper at Government Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin, the state capital.

The serving corper was allegedly assaulted  last Thursday by one of the teachers of the school, Mrs. Amuzat Fatima Nike for allegedly refusing to greet her.

The development, it was gathered, led to altercation between the duo and which was said to have snowballed into the tearing of  the clothes of the serving corper.

The state government  has since  condemned the act.

Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, in a statement, described the act as unacceptable in the society and Kwara State in specific.

“The state is known for peace and harmony and the state government will not allow anything to truncate the existing peace in its academic institutions.

“The Anti-Loitering Team of the ministry and the management team of the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission have paid an unscheduled visit to the school to investigate the alleged assault case and calm has been restored.”

However, the teacher, Mrs. Amuzat in a  chat with journalists in Ilorin denied attacking the female corp member as being raised in certain quarters in the state.

According to her, “While the corper was passing by, I queried her on why she could not greet people. She responded by saying she greeted but people did not hear her and she walked away.

“Coming back, I called her, but she did not respond. I then asked what was wrong with her, saying, ‘I spoke to you, but you did not respond’.

“Responding, she said, ‘Don’t abuse me, if you abuse me, I will abuse you.’ And I didn’t abuse her.

“She claimed I called her a bastard. I refuted it. I told her I didn’t call her bastard. She pushed me and I fell to the ground. If I knew the gravity of the offence, I would have recorded the video of the incident on Thursday.”

But, the Head of Information and Public Relations of NYSC in the State, Mr.  Morakinyo Oladipo in a chat with journalists in Ilorin confirmed the attack on the female serving corper in the state.

He, however said, “NYSC would seek redress on the alleged attack against the corper.”