A group, the International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights, has called on the Federal Government to immortalise the 10 corps members that were killed during the post-election violence in the North.
The chancellor of the group, Chief Jackson Omenazu, made this call on Friday in an exclusive interview with SATURDAY PUNCH in Port Harcourt.
Omenazu explained that the slain corps members died for the sustenance of the nation’s democracy and should be part of the nation’s heroes.
He called for life insurance coverage for all corps members in the country, adding that this would encourage them to serve without any fear.
He observed that most Nigerian graduates had shown reluctance to serve in the North for the fear of being victims of violent crimes.
Describing the development as a national embarrassment, Omenazu advised the Federal Government to put in place measures that would ensure that corps members served without being molested or killed in any state they were sent to serve.
He said, “Frankly speaking, the slain corps members should be immortalised. The N5m given to each family of the corps members is nothing compared to what they would have been able to achieve if they were alive.
“A life insurance cover will be an encouragement to most corps members. Our investigation shows that most corps members do not want to serve in the North. Those who agree to serve do that reluctantly.”
Insisting on a Sovereign National Conference, the chancellor maintained that events in the past had shown that the country was not united.
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Immortalise slain corps members, rights group urges FG