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| Esi showing off his back,to prove circulating picture was fake |
A
corps member, Esi Uwakwe, who was beaten by a police officer in Kaura
Namoda, Zamfara State, for allegedly punishing a student in Nasara Standard
Academy, has been withdrawn and redeployed to Anambra State.
The
National Youth Service Corps added that 11 other corps members serving in the
school have been transferred for security reasons.
The NYSC said Uwakwe reported that he
punished the pupil because she insulted him, hissed in the class and wrote
“nonsense test” on her examination script.
The
NYSC Director of Welfare and Inspectorate, Bose Okakwu, made the clarifications
on Wednesday in Abuja.
According
to her, contrary to reports, the corps member was not brutalised, as there were
no injuries inflicted on him.
Okakwu
said the corps member, who was invited to Abuja, stated that he was “only”
slapped by the police officer and detained for six hours.
Okakwu
said, “The corps member who posted it on Facebook
has admitted that he was moved to do that. We have all his
confessional statements in print. He has pleaded for leniency, but the NYSC is
looking into the matter.
“We
have removed Uwakwe from the school because when we asked if he was comfortable
remaining in the state, he said he would rather leave.
“His
relocation has been approved and the corps member is out of Zamfara State.
“I
spoke personally with Uwakwe and he said he was not brutalised, but was only
detained for six hours.”
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