MY NYSC
LIFE AND EXPERIENCE
BY
MUDASSIR
ALIYU YUNUSA
NTA
KADUNA NWC
mudassiray@gmail.com
In early 2009 I recieved my NYSC
Posting later which red 'BO' which compells
me to answer and obey the clarion call to serve my nation in Borno State, The home
of peace. Surely Borno is peaceful city then with clear testimony from all and sundry
who happened to visit the the popular Yerwa. 'WUSHE KENDERO YERWA' is written boldly
in KANURI at the top of the main gates and all entrance to Maiduguri from all angle
meaning ' WELCOME TO MAIDUGURI' I was received
harmoniously by a friend of my father who was the serving commissioner of education
in Ali Sheriff's administration. What made me amazed and felt important and became
so elated was the kind gesture and good hospitality received after our Jigawa Sunrise
shuttle bus arrived safely at Borno Express terminus, I called him and informed
him about my arrival, could you imagine the humble Commissioner came along with
official vehicle and driver to picked me off. What a reception! He took me to his
office at the famous Musa Usman Secretariat and ordered delicious delicacies and
assorted drinks. Good to the unkitted Corper who last ate Masar bauchi and suya
at Azare bus stop about 3 hours ago. That was the beginning of understanding abd
justifying the good gesture and kindness of people of Maiduguri that I will never
forget. This also testified the title of the state. 'The Home of Peace'. Later in
the evening we went to his house at commissioner's/ perm Sect lodge at old GRA Maiduguri
where I was also warmly welcomed by his family. After magrib I was asked to come
to his sitting room, I met all his male children most of whom are my mates and his
male house maids. To cut the story short we had a dinner together in the same dish,
I was so impressed but I was told this is the culture of Borno people.
In the morning I was taken to NYSC Camp at Bulunkutu
where another friend of my father asked me to see him before proceeding to the CAMP,
he later took me to the camp directly where I saw corpers on arrival receiving fatigue
from military men calling them WAWA YAZO. I was luckily enough to escape that fatigue
as we drove directly through the gate to the camp masjid which houses the Secretariat
of Muslim Corpers Association of Nigeria (MCAN). Thanks for another warm reception
from its members.
After the 3 weeks stayed in camp participating in
almost all activities to include parade, football, festival carnival, musabaqah,
paradise night etc which exonerated me from becoming an Otondo. I was posted to
NTA Maiduguri Network Centre. We share room at Shehu Garbai
Staff Quarters with my immediate colleague Abdulladir Balarabe (Abba) who
is also from Kano, our NYSC numbers are similar to the brand old Peugeot 504 and
505, that was why we almost do everything in collaboration, like clearance, CDS
meeting, we cook and eat together, go to market and move around altogether. Though
Abba was already engaged, after working hours he mostly concentrated in phone love
while I was preoccupied by my write up and playing football, yet our lives are good
and enviable.
I was peacefully and harmoniously roaming about the streets,
some nooks and crannies of Maiduguri
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