Following a recent allegation that the Nigerian Army was planning to deploy some members of the National Youth Service Corps, to restore peace in the Niger Republic, a video showing the moment some operatives of the Nigerian military were training members of the NYSC how to fire a machine gun, has generated various reactions on social media
It would be recalled that an allegation recently surfaced online, where Nigerians alleged that the army was to trying to deploy members of the NYSC to the war front at the Niger Republic.
The military group in Niger had recently toppled the democratic government in the country, by ousting the constitutionally-elected President of the country, Mohamed Bazoum, in a military coup, where the President has been given a house arrest, with the members of his family.
However, the Economic of West African Countries, in what was seen as a swift reaction, ordered the military group to reinstall Bazoum or face a military intervention by the ECOWAS troops, given a 7-day ultimatum, to comply with the order.
The Nigerien military group under the leadership of General Abdouramane Tchiani, on the other hand, warned the ECOWAS against any military involvement, noting that they meet them, prepared, while also cutting ties with most ECOWAS member countries, as well as France and the US, who are calling for a reinstallment of a democratic rule, in the country.
However, in what seems like taking advantage of a situation, the rumour widely spread all over social media, that army was preparing the corps members, ahead of the looming war in Niger.
The NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, however, debunked the rumour and reassured the public that the establishment had no plan to deploy youth corps members to Niger to fight a war, to restore democracy in that country.
Meanwhile, barely a few weeks after the statement issued by the army spokesperson, the video of where the corps members were having training with the military, surfaced online, and it has caused mixed reactions on the internet.
The following are some of the reactions, which trailed the video:
baba. white wrote: “Na school Dem send Dem go non be military o. To serve father’s land now come to be a problem.”
samsabii88 wrote: “This is good ..actually they do train youth like this in Greece, South Korea, Israel and host others fact this is the complete excess of nysc not just going to offices to be carrying documents or going to schools to teach.”
joe__waya wrote: “Recruit 50 million youths… so na NYSC dem dey talk about 😂😂 9ja.”
themainman1963 wrote: “I don’t find this funny sha. How’s a doctor and Lawyer shooting? 😂😂 Only Mechanical Engineering Students And Geography Students should do this.”
alphonsusa4 wrote: “Very good no mean them to go use them for war.”
djdikaka0527 wrote: “And after dey learn all dis and u no give dem work for?”
splitzim wrote: “Na wig this one wan carry go fight.”
sotundemathew1759 wrote: “Military coppers abi which one them be, the government is stylishly building more soldiers cos they expecting what they can handle.”
