I am a kopa (corp member) serving in Umuahia North LGA of Abia state. My service year started on the 5th of May, 2015., so I'm a batch "A" kopa. I wasn't the only corp member at my PPA, we are more than 15 kopas.
Prior to starting work at my PPA, tales from the public had already informed us of how lawless the school was and is. But, all we wanted was for students to dress properly, this is because improper dressing is the order of the day at the school, late coming is normal to them, disobedience is a pride and group movement give them the boldness and confidence they needed for actions. Teachers overlook their actions and pretend not to see it, for reasons best known to them.
The question is, what is the school authority doing?
These students will do anything to thwart teachers' efforts in putting things right.
Students walk out when teachers are talking to them, they wear slippers to school, at 9:00am a good percentage of the students are still on their way to school, with their shirts flying behind them, they use only the first two or three buttons of their shirts.

What did we do wrong?
Just after the morning devotion, kopas mount the school gate and ensure that late comers are punished according to laid down rules, kopas ensure that each student is properly dressed during school hours, we cease items such as slippers, hand bands, necklaces and rings worn by students to school. We go to classes and do our jobs and even others as may be assigned to us by senior teachers. Little did we know that our actions are attracting student-enemies to us, the same students we teach.
Lately, we've observed some irregular activities among students, such as holding meetings in farms within the school compound. The last one that happened, kopas were forced to involve the school security, but during a tour round the school compound, the students escaped through their usual passages, after all they know the nooks and crannies of the school.
On the 22nd of October, 2015., at about 3:00pm, the normal school hours has gone, it was prep for the entire school. A kopa had the opportunity to advice one of the students whom he met on his way back from a prep class. He charged the student to turn from the kind of life he has chosen, owing to previous happenings, after all the end is always bad, the kopa told him. Later that day, at about 4:00pm just after prep period (2:00pm-4:00pm) the same student stopped the kopa and warned him (kopa) never to point at him while talking, since the kopa did that during their little conversation. The kopa managed to scold him twice for the insult before he could run away. At a distance he threatened of making sure that the kopa will regret flogging him. Minutes later, when most kopas has retired to the lodge; which is within the school compound, the particular student with other group of boys with machetes stormed the lodge, with an intention to cause any kopa on sight harm.
We were just sitting within the yard when we sighted the strange faces with machetes on the fence surrounding the lodge, with so much treats of making sure we pay for all we've been doing. so within the little space we were left with, we could reach out to cutlasses within the compound in defence of self. They left and came back within minutes with more boys. But our sense and manner of approach stopped them from climbing down into the yard. They could only throw objects from the fence were they stood and destroy structures within range.
It is saddening that teachers who were within the school compound could do nothing. The only woman who tried calling for help was hit down by the students.
Within this period we contacted security men within the area, who came to arrest some of the students.
Did we contact the school authority? Yes! Did they respond very well? No!
The principal when contacted immediately after the arrest claimed to be in a meeting and never called back. The school disciplinarian responded when we text her of what happened after much failed calls. But up till our return from the police station at about 7:05pm we didn't hear from any of them.
Efforts on reaching out to the Zonal inspector failed, but on our return from the police station, we were able to reach him and inform him of all that had happened.
Na wao!!! Na serve I come serve o.

It's a true story. 2B3C72DD

All of you should simply move to NYSC secretariat and report

Potential hoodlums for tomorrow been bred....what they need is Life coaching, Counselling, good role models. they need to understand that they are just village champions who become nobody when they enter the city.....sad...really sad

My advise, report to the secretariat, u guyz would be instructed to go home nd complete the remaining month from home.

OR
There should be a Corp member amongst u guyz dey like or fear, let him get across to the leader of d students nd sweet talks the leader into getting some goodies if he can corporate with u guyz nd keep sanity of his boyz..

OR
Playing the role of America. How
Not every student is in support of what those guyz re doing, codedly rally or recruit them into fighting against the vices of the other guyz.
When a house is pitched against itself, it crumbles.

OR
You guyz allow them revert to status quo thus, defusing the tension..


Because of some lazy as5 corpers amongst u, I will advice u take the first option..

Na una get time dey advice dem igbo people re sturborn most of dem determine nt to learn frm dere great grandfather experience

These were the unfortunate four that were nabbed by the police.

The four should produce the rest of the group. This is really troublesome. OP, please take Menix's advice.

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