Kwara Government Relocates NYSC Camp Over Insecurity

The Kwara State Government has approved the relocation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp from its imperishable tract successful Yikpata, Edu section authorities country to Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, the authorities capital.

LEADERSHIP reports that the Edu section authorities country wherever Yikpata is located has witnessed attacks by the non- authorities actors successful caller time.

NYSC Coordinator successful the state, Mr. Joshua Onifade said the determination to relocate the NYSC campy followed information concerns raised by those helium described arsenic “perpetrators and enemies of progress”.

“This determination becomes indispensable owed to immoderate caller information concerns astir the imperishable predisposition camp, Yikpata, successful the Edu section authorities country of Kwara state”, helium said.

Onifade assured prospective corps members and their parents of capable information and creaseless behaviour of the three-week workout successful Ilorin.

He stated that soldiers and different information unit volition beryllium deployed to safeguard the lives and payment of the younker corps members deployed to the state.

The Coordinator further expressed appreciation to some the national and authorities governments for their involution and support, stressing that NYSC was prepared to big the predisposition course.

Onifade besides said heads of assorted assignments had commenced preparations to person corps members, who were expected successful campy from Wednesday, September 24 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

About 1,800 corps members were expected to enactment successful the 21-day workout successful the state.

“The NYSC absorption wishes to admit the unrelenting efforts of the authorities authorities and the assorted information operatives successful resolving the insecurity challenges successful immoderate parts of Kwara state.

“However, the determination to temporarily relocate the camp, is to substantially allay the fears of our prospective corps members, immoderate of who are visiting the authorities for the archetypal time.

“The NYSC authorities coordinator commends Governor (AbdulRahman) AbdulRazaq-led authorities for this proactive determination and for ever ensuring that issues of corps members’ payment remains its utmost priority.”

He added that the Director General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. O. O Nafiu has directed the Director, South West Area Office I, Osun State, to inspect and measure the impermanent venue for the intent of assessing the level of preparedness.

“The NYSC absorption wishes each our prospective corps members a hitch-free journeys to their assorted camps, counsel them strongly, not to question astatine nighttime and besides committee vehicles lone astatine the designated centrifugal parks”, Onifade added.