The compulsory use of trousers as part of the NYSC uniform has been a concern for some religious faithful in the country.
A group identified as Serve With Skirts Movement staged a protest in Abuja demanding the inclusion of skirts in the scheme’s dress code.
The group said not allowing female corps members to wear skirts is a breach of their rights as guaranteed by the Nigerian constitution.
Udochi Emmanuel, who is the group’s leader, said female corps members wearing trousers evoke immorality in the camps. It was gathered that Emmanuel said the group might consider the legal option if dialogues and peaceful protests do not get them their demand.
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One of the protesters, a serving corps member in Ebonyi state, Patience Noble, narrated how she was harassed and asked to leave the camp for insisting on wearing skirts.
She said: “As a citizen of my country, I have the right to serve the nation just like every other graduate has. They insisted that I wear these trousers or leave camp. During the camp, there were lots of insults and humiliation – one of military tore the skirts I was wearing on my body.”
Earlier, Anaedoonline reported that two corps members in the 2019 Batch C Stream 1 in Ebonyi were dismissed from the orientation camp for refusing to wear trousers.
Identified as Okafor Love Obianuju with registration number EB/19C/0523 and Odji Oritsetsolaye (EB/19C/0530), the two ladies were sighted in camp wearing skirts in place of the white shorts required of them.
The two ladies who were spotted by the camp director, Isu Josephine, during a routine inspection, refused to wear trousers because they believe it is against their faith.
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