RE: FC IFEANYI UBAH PLAYERS ATTACKED BY ARMED ROBBERS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF NYSC DISSOCIATED THE NOBLE SCHEME FROM THE NYSC UNIFORMED ARMED ROBBERS.

FC IFEANYI UBAH PLAYERS ATTACKED BY ARMED ROBBERS ALONG KABA JUNCTION, NEAR LOKOJA.

This is to inform the general public that at about 1:30pm on 29th November 2019;  players of FC Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra Warriors) who were travelling to Kano for their scheduled NPFL matchday 6 fixture against Jigawa Golden Stars ran into a group of armed robbers dressed in NYSC uniforms, operating at Kabba junction, near Lokoja in Kogi state.

To the glory of God, no life was lost. However, the driver was shot while some members of the coaching crew and players were critically injured. The affected persons are currently being treated and are responding to treatment.

We wish to use this medium to appeal to the Federal Government as well as football regulatory bodies; Nigerian Football Federation(NFF) and the League Management Company (LMC) to further intensify security efforts to ensure the safety of teams who often have no choice than to travel long distances by road, especially clubs owned by Private investors who are made to invest their hard earned money in the growth and development of Nigerian football.

Conclusively, fans, well wishers, supporters and Nigerians in general are kindly urged to keep the entire management, coaching staff and players of FC Ifeanyi Ubah in their prayers in this moment of despair.

Signed.
FCIU Management.


While NYSC Team dissociated the scheme from such attacks today being 1st December,2019 by unveiling a shocking press release targeting Comedians and other individuals abusing the official NYSC uniform.

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RE: GUNMEN IN NYSC UNIFORM ATTACK  FC IFEANYI UBAH BUS IN LOKOJA, SHOOT DRIVER...

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme notes with trepidation the attack on FC Ifeanyi Ubah Football Club by some daredevil gunmen dressed in NYSC uniform.

While Management sincerely commiserates with the notable football team over the attack which sadly resulted in severe bodily harm to the bus driver who was shot and some team members who also sustained injuries, it wishes to dissociate the National Youth Service Corps from the dastardly attack, as Corps Members neither bear arms, nor carryout stop - and - search.

Management wishes to reiterate that under the NYSC Act CAP N84 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, it is a criminal offence for any person who is not a member of the Corps to put on NYSC uniform or any part of it.

Management therefore calls on law enforcement agencies, especially the Police and Department of State Services to immediately apprehend and prosecute any unqualified person caught in NYSC uniform since such person poses a big threat to national security.

In the same vein, the Corps will spare no effort in shielding the uniform from unwarranted abuses by some film makers, as well as  comedians who employ NYSC uniform as costume, without first and foremost seeking express permission from the Scheme to do so. Henceforth, the full weight of the law will be brought to bear on such culprits.

As Management wishes the injured team members speedy recovery, the Director - General of the Scheme, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim in the same vein admonishes all Corps Members to, at all times make their identity cards readily available for identification.

MANAGEMENT