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PHOTOS: Corp members serving in Abinsi Guma LGA, Benue state. The recent saga of the Fulani herdsmen in Benue state: Logo and Guma local government areas precisely has created unrest and psychological trauma to youths answering the clarion call in these areas. Corp members in Gbajimba, Agasha, Daudu and many other cities of the state are being relocated on daily basis to the state capital- Makurdi. Corpers in cities like Abinsi, Tionshisha among a others are calling on NYSC to move them as there is tension every where that the herdsmen will soon strike instead of waiting for the attacks first.

PHOTO: Corp members serving in Abinsi Guma LGA, Benue state. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENCY, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NYSC AND THE CONCERNED NYSC OFFICIALS From an aggrieved Corps member... N19, 800: A Salary, An Allowance or A Peanut. I picked up my writing materials from a bitter heart based on the suffering of the Nigerian Corp Members serving their fatherland with a monthly pay of N19, 800. Let me start from the camping exercise where it all started. An average Prospective Corp Member spent nothing less than N30, 000 to prepare for the camping exercise. Like that was not enough, we meet the extortion of our lives in the camp. We found out that the sockets in the lodges were disconnected from power supply and it was prohibited to charge our phones using any of the available sockets so that we can pay at the camp market. We went to the camp kitchen for food, and found a meal that cannot satisfy a year old baby. We went to the camp market, food and other items were so cos