Two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) currently undergoing a 3-week orientation course for the 2019 Batch C Stream 1 in EbonyiState, have been dismissed from the orientation camp for refusing to wear trousers.
The duo refused to wear trousers because according to them, doing so was against their faith and as such preferred to wear skirt.
Spokesperson of the NYSC in the state, Ngozi Ukwuoma, in a statement made available to newsmen, said that the duo were spotted by the camp director, Mrs. Isu Josephine, and her team during routine inspection wearing white t-shirt and white skirt.
She gave the names of the two corps members as Okafor Love Obianuju with registration number EB/19C/0523 and Odji Oritsetsolaye (EB/19C/0530).
The statement partly read: “When they were accosted and interrogated, they disclosed that they could not wear the white shorts and the trousers given to them by the NYSC since it was against their faith.
Efforts were however made by the office of the Camp Director to make them see reason why they must obey the rules and regulations guiding the orientation and NYSC, but all efforts to do that proved futile.
The corps members were queried and subsequently made to face the camp court, where they were found guilty, having made it categorically clear that they were ready to bear the consequences of their actions,” she said.
Mrs Ukwuoma noted that the court recommendations were submitted to the camp Management and the Camp Director was directed to de-kit the Corps Members.
“They were de-kitted in the presence of security agents, who also escorted them to the gate as they left the camp”, the spokesperson added.
Now everyone believe that religion is a Cancer to our health
It is unfair to expel them on no other ground except wearing trouser which is against their faith. More so there is freedom of worship(religion, faith) as enshrined in the constitution of Nigeria. What the NYSC camp director did is illegal and should immediately recall them to serve their fatherland.
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This is totally unacceptable.the verdict is high handed and rash.They have a right to practice their faith without persecution, Especially as a section of corpers is now officially allowed to dress in line with the specifications of their religion.