Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw wants the NYSC program to be scrapped.

Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has called for the annual National Youths Service Corps program to be shut down for the inability to protect the corps members.

Following news of the abduction of eight corps members in Zamfara State, she took to her Twitter to express her dissatisfaction with the program. According to her, the integrity of the program has been compromised and is no longer a memorable experience as it was in her day. Henshaw noted that travelling is no longer safe for the corps members, and therefore should be scrapped.

The actress recounted her experience traveling to her state of deployment by road and air, emphasising how safe it was during her day. She claimed that the program has consistently put the lives of graduates at risk and ought to be canceled.

This comes after eight of the victims journeying in an Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus from Uyo, going to Zamfara state for their one-year national service when the incident happened. Three of the corps members are said to have escaped the clutches of the kidnappers.

Eddy Megwa, the Director of Press at the NYSC Headquarters, stated the abducted graduates were travelling at night to their designated orientation camp when they were kidnapped by gunmen. However, Kenshaw still stands on her belief that the program should be scrapped.