The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reopened its orientation camp in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
It was the first time in 13 years after Boko Haram insurgency forced the Service suspended the exercise in 2011.
Swearing in Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 Corps members at a temporal orientation camp in the state capital, NYSC State Coordinator, Mohammed Adamu, lauded Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum for facilitating the return of the orientation course to the state.
The Corps members are camped at the Arabic Teachers College which is serving as a temporary orientation camp amidst tight security by the military, police, civil defence and civilian joint taskforce.
The corps members comprising 629 males and 496 females prepare for swearing in.
On his part, Zulum expressed delight at the return of the orientation camp in the state, stating that the gesture signified the return of peace and security to the state after years of insurgency.
He directed NYSC officials to identify graduates of science courses, medical and para-medicals for possible employment with the state government.
