The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has disclosed that corps members have withdrawn their relocation applications to serve outside Borno after realising that the state is peaceful.
The coordinator of the Borno NYSC, Comrade Mohammed Jiya, said that most corp members posted to the state who had earlier applied for relocation of their services are struggling to withdraw their applications following several goodies coming to the camp and the presence of basic amenities.
He said that, initially, as soon as the corp members arrived at the camp, uninterested and discouraged by stories of Boko Haram attacks in the state, they came with all medical reports seeking relocation.
According to him, the transfer applications were withdrawn due to the state’s peaceful conditions and hospitalities, while corporators now see that their perceptions about Borno before are wrong.
His words:
“So in the beginning, almost all of them were putting up relocation letters, but eventually, what we are seeing now is a struggle to withdraw the applications for relocation the corps members earlier submitted.
“The reason for the struggle for the withdrawals of the relocation applications could be attributed to the parents and guardians of the corps members, as well as news getting out from the mainstream media because you can see fake news on social media, but the mainstream media was able to disseminate the right information to parents through pictures and stories.
“One of them said that three of them were given posting letters, but when he came and saw that the camp was good, he invited his friends. Parents and guardians should disregard a lot of fake news on social media.”
He further explained that when one goes through some medical reports, one wonders if they were written by medical doctors, carpenters, or even the corp members themselves.
Responding, George Egon, a corp member who is also a native of Cross River and a graduate of Biology Education from the University of Calabar, said what they are witnessing in the camp is contrary to what they were told back in the south before the orientation.
“We were made to believe that there are no human beings, and when I saw in my call-up letter that I was posted to Borno state, it was all strange.
“I was like, What am I going there to do? But being a person of faith, after processing the thump print after its failure in the previous batch, I did not waste time, and it was a beautiful ride to Maiduguri.
“We have received great hospitality in different forms. On our arrival, we received a great alert from the governor, and today he has done much more. I have accepted the people. I love them and am here to contribute my quota to society,” Egon said.
Also speaking, Jimoh Latifat Olawumi, who came from Kwara state, cried when she saw her posting to Borno state and made every possible move with her parents for another posting.
She said, “After coming to Borno, I have now withdrawn my relocation application letter. I will do my national service here.”
