Just In: Prospective Corps Members Stranded At Kano Orientation Camp

Several prospective corps members mobilized for the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program have found themselves stranded at the Kusalla orientation camp in Karaye Local Government Area of Kano State.

According to an anonymous source within the camp who spoke with Daily Trust, the affected individuals were denied entry due to their late arrival.

Many of these stranded corps members reportedly hail from far eastern and southern states, where they likely encountered travel delays and challenges on their way to the northern state.

The situation has caused significant frustration among the prospective corps members, many of whom had traveled long distances to fulfill their national obligation.

Despite their efforts to reach the camp, they were not allowed to join the orientation process, leading to uncertainty about their immediate future in the program.

The source said, “It’s really sad that we will undergo a rigorous process to come down here and be refused entry. Some of us got their call up letters very late and traveled two or three days on the road to come down here.

“We are now stranded, about 100 of us are here now not knowing our fate.”

Another Corp member said, “I came to camp on Thursday, that’s the second day of resumption. Our vehicle got faulty along the way so I did not arrive at Kano until around 1am. I had to spend the day in Kano.

“The following day when I was about to leave a moving vehicle smashed my phone and it got damaged. All my documents are not printed on were inside the phone so I have to get it fixed also which took me another day.

“I arrived at camp that day around 11pm when everyone had gone to bed nobody to attend to us unlike in other camps as we heard from other colleagues where they used to spend the night registering people.

“Now, yesterday they told us that the porta has been closed from Abuja. Some of us have no even money to eat now. Some females are crying. We really need help.”

They are, however, calling on the authorities concerned to come to their aid as they are now in a state of confusion.