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Gosj01:
So how do u cope with them being a Christian and Is there any church around??

There is no church ⛪ in Garki LG as a whole not to talk of kore village. Corp members at d headquarter do arrange worship on Sundays but we were very far away. So I neva went to church 2ruout my stay dia

IghravweIG:
Hmm.
let me spread my mat.
Oya op come and continue ur story.
I know there's more to come.

Sure. Much more. I will update soon. How do u see the story. Am I making sense at all

After the break of their fast, things changed for the better in terms of access to few shades that they have there .As such,there was enough ″nama″,name for meat there.There was also ″kifi″{fish] in abundance.You can den infer that our delicacy started tasting better.Believe me you,if u purchase meat of 200 naira there,u will eat it for up to 4 days without finishing it.
Like i said earlier,things took a turn for the better after their azumi.For the sake of clarity,i will take their life styles one after the other.
RELIGION.
To an average person in Kore,it is religion first before life.They hold dia religion so dearly dat they are nready to die for it.You dare not say or do anything dat appaears blasphemous to their religion or u r on ur own.They wud first ask if u are a uslim b4 even asking for ur name.his goes to show you how they value their religion.Weneva prayer is bn called,u nid to see how all their males,young and old alike will abandon everytin they are doing and start rushing to the mosque.Even if they are selling a commodity to u and u hv collected the gud but hvnt paid,they will abandon u dia and start rushing to the mosque.lt is now left for u to wait for dem or come back later to pay.lf u want to play fast,u can abscond with their money and they wont even bother looking for you leaving everything to Allah who they bliv can't run away from.
One other thing i noticed is dat Yoruba muslims dnt enter dia mosque.Even the Fulanis are not allowed to worship with them.l wanted to ask dem why but paul warned me against asking irrelevant questions abt their religion b4 dey see dat as insulting and decend on me.
I quickly remove such thought from my mind.You nid to see elderly men above 100 years bowing down to their face to worship Allah.Trully,they are religious beings.
Their women and gals don’t enter their mosques which according to dem is to avoid distraction.What nif they die and go to heaven as they profess,will such separation be obtainable too? Many questions without answers.The bad part of their religion is dat dey dnt accommodate people of different faith.Once u r not a muslim,they see you as a lost soul and start behaving somehow towards u.They wont cease cajoling u to abandon us and embrace theirs .Some will even start seeing u as someone who have come to introduce ur religion to their children and as such they will start hating u for nutin ans warning their wards to keep away from u.
It isn’t just easy to serve at kore as a Christian but God saw us through.
To be continued...

Gosj01:
Seems am going to learn some Hausa language with this ur write up

Sounds nice. Maybe I will have to be adding more of it for your benefit

donifecent:
Ur title should have been "what u suffer while serving ur country" kai continue pls

Lol. Service is all about sufferness. Though it depends on where u r posted in the first place. Keep on reading, I haven't even gone half.

The second day at sch was not different from the first. The second day at sch was not different from the first .we wud wake up in the morning,go to sch,come bck around 12pm wen sch closes,prepare smtin to eatfrom the fud stuffs webrought from home,come out to gist with some jss3 girls dat used to come to keep us company.
We were not the ones dat invited dem o,dey came on dia own one faithful afternoon.we just came bck from sch dat particular day,ate n just decided to take our siesta wen we heared some group of girls calin us from outside.l was terrified at first and so i woke paul up to ask him if he had any clue as to who they were n he said no.As a result,we decided to go and n find out by ourselves.Wen we got to the gate,we saw a group of girls,about 5 of dem smiling and greeting us.″mallam jos da mallam fuus,inawuni ku″they said in unis″on meaning mr john and mr paul,gud aftnun .En mata kore,yakuke″we answere meaning kore girls,how are u? ″Lafya kalau,lafiya kalau″they answered meaning that they are fine.
We asked dem to come inside but they refused mayb out of fear or shame but i was soon to find out. I and paul went inside, brought out two plastic chairs and a bench.we sat on the chairs and offered dem the bench to wic they declined saying that dey enjoying sitting on the dusty ground.we were watching dem in amazement.as we sat down,they started bombarding us with all types of qestion:whether we are muslims,if we are married,which states we come from,whether we are hungry,if we wud allow dem to go n get water for us.lt as actually a question and answer discussion that first day to which was bound to charge in dia subsequent visits.l was able to flow along dat day as a esult of paul who was doing the interpretative role for me.
They were with us dat day till around 6pm wen dey called for prayers to break their fast.Males would rush to the mosques and d girls to their home to pray n break the fast for hat day.
We had no male friend for those days because dey gather as early as 5am inside mosques or under dogoyaro trees to medidate on the Koran n stay dia till around 6pm wen dey normally break deir fast.
In one of their visits one day,one of dem showed me anoda reason for their coming which i never envisaged.By dis tym,dey hv stated entering inside d lodge wen dey were convinced we wudnt take advantage of their coming. some of dm were sweeping and helping us wash cooking utensils buy Zainab chose to sit with me.wen she observed dat nobody was within hearing distance,she whispered to me,″kofa jos,mu na son ka″meaning that she luvs me! In order not to leyt her feel bad ,i returned the gesture by nsaying,″i na son ki Zainab″meaqning inluv u zainab.
Wen dey left that day,i called paul's attention to wat happened because he was making a call den.He asked me to treat it as a child's talk because one og dem called Aisha said same thing to him few days back.l asked him why he hasn’t told me and he said dia is no nid for that because it will never work due to the fact dat Jigawa is a muslim state n u dare not mess wit dia gals else u myt b charged to sharia court and ur life or hand will be lost if convicted.As a result of this,i kept Zainab and her overtures at arms length to avoid probem.But,they was anoda probem...
To be continued...

Pls bear with me friends. Hv written two parts today but it isn't updating. will do Dat later. Maybe Nairaland is down or network hitches

Is this thread helpful or just a trash. Do let me know

I woke up around 6am the next day, got a bucket of water from the borehole sunk at d front of one MDG adjacent our Lodge, took my bath n prepared for sch. I left around 7am with Paul. It was Paul's second day at sch so I was the one under pressure yet I was excited. It was dis Azumi (fasting) period so no shop was open. During Dia Azumi, shops and other activities are usually wound down till 6pm each day after they break fast. As a result of dis, I went to sch hungry.
As we were trekking down to the sch which is about 15minutes trek from our Lodge, Paul was exchanging pleasantries with the indigenes and I was left out. I asked Paul to tell me wat gud morning is and he said it means Inakwana in Hausa. He also taught me some other ones like inawuni for gud afternoon/evening and Sai gobe for gud nyt. I will talk more of Dia greetings in the course of writing.

When we got to sch, I went straight to principal's office with Paul n greeted him alongside two other elderly men who were with him. The principal n dos oda men were happy to welcome me n he took me to d staff room n showed me my own desk. He asked me to rest Dat he wud come bck in few minutes time to take me to the classes for introduction. The sch is just a junior secondary sch and the name is Government Day Junior Secondary School, Kore. Wen we got to Jss2,bcis JSS1s have not resumed, he introduced me to them n I kud feel Dia joy at seeing anoda 'kofa' . I greeted dem gud morning students but didn't get any reply. The principal whispered to me Dat dey dnt understand English n I was surprised. 'Wat den is d difference between them and those who aren't schooling?',I wondered inside me. "Inakwana ku"i manager to mutter as Paul told me it means good morning all. They all thundered" mallam Inakwana, mallam Inakwana "meaning Good morning sir. U nid to see the joy all over their faces with the little Hausa I spoke." l go survive", I said to my self as we made for jss3.

After the principal's introduction once more, I greeted dem in Hausa n dey replied. They were as much happy as their fellows in jss2.While we were in jss3,one thing caught my attention :the school was mainly populated by boys yet it isn't boys school. Just few girls like 5 in jss2 and 7 in jss3.
On our way back to the staff room to rest before I resume, I enquired why n was told dat gals dnt come out Dat much n dey dnt go-to sch like d boys to avoid exposure. Lol. Funny u might say.

After their break, I went to jss3 to know wat they know in English, the subject Dat was assigned to me. I started calling dem one by one to recite and write out the English alphabets and I met the shock of my life. No soul actually got it right. Few read it out but kudnt write dem complete without mixing dem with with Hausa alphabets! I was disappointed but I didn't give up. "I will leave a mark here before I go" I assured my self as I started writing and reading out the alphabets from A to Z. To pronounce english alphabets Dat are not in Hausa language was a problem. But at last we achieved Dat dat day though not all of dem were able to. I was using one stone to kill two birds in the course of teaching in that sch. I was teaching dem 'turenci', the name for English in Hausa and dey were telling me it's translation in Hausa.

After Dat, we went to greetings because an average person in Kore Dia will greet u gudevening in the morning.
Gud morning :Barka da safe /Inakwana
Gud afternoon :Barka da rana/inawuni
Gud evening :Barka da yenma/inawuni
Gud night :Sai gobe/Sai da safe

We were still at that wen I heard the sch bell around 12pm.l was told dat school closes by 12 during Azumi. "Gud Heavens" I sighed as I packed my English brochure n left. We later left Dat day and headed bck to the lodge quite hungry and exhausted. Shops were still closed so we went to Lodge and arranged something for ourselves to eat. We prepared anyhow rice Dat day and ate. We didn't leave the lodge that day because we hadn't made any friends.

Dat was it for my first day at school.

More to follow...

I am not going to dwell much on life in the camp for the 20 days we spent their for it wasn't my main purpose of writing. My main aim is life of a Corp member in Jigawa. Life in camp is nutin more than day in day out parade, Man O' War drills, joggling , early morning prayers for Christians n Muslims alike, sports competitions some sort of sexual escapades for the loose minds.


On the day of our POP, I collected my posting n went about searching for free vehicles assigned to each Local Governments. I later saw some with old Corp members carrying placards displaying our LG. Dat was how I found my way to Kore under Garki LG. We stayed at the LG for the night n were fed for that nyt n the next morning by contributions made by old Corp members(God bless them). We did our clearance that morning and embarked on the two-week Leave enjoyed by Corp members after camping.

At the lapse of the two-week break, I reported back to jigawa. I spent one more week at my LG b4 going to my PPA . It's not easy traveling from Garki to Kore because there is no one way transport to that village. I had to navigate through Gumel, Gujungu, Majiya and den to Kore. The accommodation their is nutin to write home about. Thanks to Paul, my fellow Corp member from Benue state who with his average Hausa knowledge, made it possible for me to reach Kore by talking to the drivers via my phone since dey dnt understand English.

When I got to the lodge they kept for Corp members:an abandoned midwives apartment; I called my employer, the principal of GDJSS wia I was posted n made my feelings known to him-dat I couldn't live in such a place. He talked me into acceptance n I had no choice Dan to concur. We cleaned the room with broken louvers n ceiling n packed in my belongings. I later went out in the night with Paul to drink shayi n bread from Kabiru Dogo's joint and afterwards retired for the night.
"Oh Lord, see me 2ru in this village " muttered to heavens above as I was about to sleep. Work was to begin the next day so I prepared myself.
I dozed off afterwards.
Tomorrow at sch.....
To be continued
(Ur comments are needed to let me know how I am faring. Whether to continue)

EmeeNaka:
hmm! no be small thing. You're right anyway. it's just that sometime when you compare your situation with some people, you'll be demoralized. Some of my medical colleagues are paid very well.

u r a graduate n shud hv understood how life is by now - it dsnt treat all men equal. Some of ur mates are still in sch n not all dat hv graduated r serving

When we got to jigawa camp around 11am,we were greeted by uncountable number of Corp members already undergoing thorough searching exercise by stern-looking military men. '' Hey!, put ur load on ur head, double up n maintain the queue!", they barked with seriousness on their faces d very moment we crossed the road n headed for the gate. Na so I cari enta so? I wondered in my mind as we did exactly as we were commanded. Wen we got to the gate, we were made to display the contents of our boxes on the ground for a thorough search. You dare not talk unless u are asked.
After the search, we made for the queue n 'maintained' the line as was ordered. Needless to say what the intensity of the sun was like at Jigawa. We were sweating profusely n dragging our boxes weneva the line over a little. U dare not take shade under the dogoyaro trees at the gate dia else u will b welcomed in the way u won't like it.
After hours of standing amidst hunger, it got to my turn n I filled the necessary forms n took the ones we were supposed to take straight to the camp, pulling my box behind. When I got to the place wia we will be assigned to our hostels, I met anoda long queue there but I took it in gud faith n joined like others. After hours again at Dat place, I was assigned to hostel E, given a flat foam just like others n I headed straight to the hostel. Some other Corp members were already Dia and l down bunks have bn taken n I had no option Dan to choose one at d top.
With my tired self, I decided to take a nap even wen other Corp members were rushing to the basketball court to continue other registration exercises. Body no b fire wood abeg. I slept off n was awoken by the noise of my fellow roommates later in the day. I changed my cloth without bathing, went to Mami joint as I was directed, bought rubber bucked, a pair of slippers and other things I will be needing which I didn't bring from home. I settled for a plate of rice of #250 and afterwards, made for the hostel to cool my head. When I got to the hostel, I got water from the tap, took my bath n went straight to my bed. I was really feeling exhausted.
That was how my first day at d camp went.
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LordIsaac:
It's Fanisau....go on....

Tnks for the correction. Always hard trying to get dos names u know

EmeeNaka:
it's about the pay in relation to the working condition. The town is good

NYSC program is just mere service n not work. Learn to endure. Some in Abuja aren't paid at all yet dey work 8 to 8 and pay tp of abt 800n on daily basis

Note:
This piece is aimed at enlightening Corp members who are posted to Jigawa for their service as well as enabling others who are posted to other states to have a mental knowledge of what is obtainable as a Corp member in Jigawa:'A New World,' as the Slogan goes.
Please do ignore all typographic errors as u read. They are not intended.

This piece will be coming in fractions as I wouldn't want to miss any vital part of the state behind as a result of unnecessary summaries.

LET'S ROLL!


I am a 2015 Batch A Corp member, from Ebonyi state who had the privilege to serve in that far north. I kud still remember wen I printed my call-up letter in April last year n saw Jigawa State in it, I had no option den Dan to conclude Dat I wud hv to remobilise next time. After much thought n consideration, I decided to go. I haven't been to the North b4 den and trying to locate wia Jigawa is was an uphill task. I called many people I kud den and one later directed me to NYSC section in Nairaland here, Dat I wud get all I need. I obliged.


When I Checked in, I saw a thread abt Jigawa Batch A Corp members n I quickly followed it up. From there, we created a Whatsapp group and it worked wonders. I left Ebonyi to Anambara state on 4th May to be precise because it is always advisable to Leave a day before camp opening. Wen I got to Awka, I asked of The Young Shall Grow Motors Park and an Okada man took me there. Wen I got there, I was surprised to see other Corp members who were going to North as well is large numbers. Fear n anxiety was the order of Dat day n after all said n done, we left Awka around 6pm to jigawa enroute Kano.

We drove all through the night till morning yet we hadn't gotten to Kano not to talk of finding our way to jigawa. By God's Grace, we arrived Kano around 9a.m feeling sleepy n exhausted. Let me also take this time to advise those of u who are preparing to pass through such long -nyt journey to abstain from much fud n alcohol in particular because no one is goin to match break for u because u r pressed till u get to Abuja to refill gas.
From Kano, those of us going to jigawa boarded a Sienna to Fanusai camp at Jigawa which lasted for abt an hour n half.

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EmeeNaka:
I am serving in General hospital Hadejia

Relax dude. U r serving in Hadejia n u r complaing. If u r new Dia, let me tell u Dat it is one of the most developed places in Jigawa. Relax n it will soon b ova. I served at jigawa too, Kore under Garki LG to b precise. Redeployment is not always easy

neocortex:
What is it with abduction and conversion of underaged girls ?
Any special reward for such ?

72 virgins in Dia 'heaven'

ylaa:
I don't blow my trumpet bros, Tnx for the advice. My future is well secured by the Grace of God.



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To quote a comment is even a problem to u. Anyway, it's non of my business. Just Dat u shud try to mind ur biz next time. I'm out of here

paparazzi1987:
The question we need to ask her/ourselves is what did she do ?

If she beat or abuse OUR Mother (God forbid) >> I go beat her like mad with canes

If She beat my wife >> I go beat her with cane

If She try to Kill/harm any of Our family Member >> I go beat her sotee she go come back to her senses...

But i will never beat her to the extent that she will be bleeding ...I hate seeing Blood.

....Nevertheless, I can never do this to any woman.
#ILoveWOMEN#ILOVEp.u.s.s.y#ILoveboobs

Why are u contradicting urslf na

Lexusgs430:
Why not simply bookmark it?

How do I do dat

[quote author=ylaa post=45831339]Bros u want to know me ? I am RESPECT66. I am not a PhD holder like u. Have I answered ur question ?


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Why not go to sch brother. It will help secure ur future. It's not as if it is Dat hard

ylaa:
PhD my ass. Na im u no fit write shut up. See this boy park well! Am not not here to exchange words with PhD n NYSC pple oh! Biko furu wagi nwoke. Entschuldigun



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That stil hasn't answered my qtn. If u hv difficulty in understanding, I will give u benefit of a doubt once again :who are u?

[quote author=ylaa post=45819030]Tani e le?
Onye ebu nka?
Who is this concentrated fool?
Who is this Stark illiterate with a capital I?
Well when u learn how to write shut up correctly
then I shall answer u, for now I advise u go back
to elementary sch. Coconut head

quote author

Aturu , i si na o ji gi na ebe e. Emere gi ya eme . Ka o bu ndi ezi na ulo nna gi na achu gi?
biko gbara ogwu gi nwuo. Buru nzuzu gi chee iru n'ebe ozo.
Seems u dnt have anoda job dan to trail me, continue. Illiterate like u trying to defame my personality. Incase it myt interest u to know, I am a PhD holder n done with my NYSC . Who are u

Please gurus in the house. How do I install Nairaland on my HP 2000 laptop. I wud also welcome screenshots of working ones.
Waiting to hear from you

xtgozie:
Well done cousin

I just dey laf u

bannykel:
I no undastnd o, una no knw say na de man cheat on her by avin a child frm anoda woman after marriage? Y are som guyz like dis

Why are u like dis by omitting d part where d woman slept with her manager for 4nyts. Had d temerity to be professing d man's serial powers 2ru fone in her husband's house. Think abt dat

ylaa:
Shameless madman, let justice prevail.

Shot up! Like u didnt read d autopsy report. She created room for domestic violence n though the man went to d extreme, (that,is if he killed her)she is a part-time instigator of her fate to an extent by SHAMELESSLY dating anoda man wen the husband is still alive. That is the height of SHAMELESSNESS

Dsame issue here. It kudnt even open a page. Silly network.

crixlight2:
Good

Proud to be a Yoruba man....commonsense resides in southwest. While boko haram resides in north, Biafra in southeast, Niger delta militia groups in south south and cattle rutslers in all the three regions all together. Continue dey destroy unah nativeland all in the name of politics and religion.smh

Tossed-about charlatans abound in the south west . Mediocre beings in disguised form of intellectualism. People who have no just cause, shy to make a step.

Josphine4good:
I hate men I don't think I will get married to one

We hate women more. Dey are the instigators of all evil in d world. Think sis, it started from the garden of eden

dokson:
SELFISH NLC. AFTER ALL THIS NONSENSE SHOW OF CORRUPTION AND DECEPTION . NLC LEADERS WILL GO AND COLLECT MONEY FROM GOVT AND KEEP SHUT. LABOUR PLS DO NOT DECEIVE NIGERIANS . 98% NIGERIANS ARE IN SUPPORT OF SUBSIDY REMOVAL, AFTERALL WHAT IS SUBSIDY? ONLY THE RICH AND THE CRIMINAL OIL CABALS ARE BENEFITTING. IT DOESTNT BENEFIT THE ORDINARY NIGERIANS. LET IT BE REMOVED THANK GOD THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR OIL SUBSIDY IN THE BUDGET. BUYING AT N145 WITH EASY AVAILABILTY AND BUYING AT N86 WITH NO AVAILABILITY WHICH IS PREFERABLE? PLS PEOPLE SHOULD REASON WITH THEIR BRAIN.

You and who are in support