Insecurity forces relocation of Kwara NYSC camp to Ilorin

 Amid a widespread insecurity rocking the Northern and Southern part of Kwara State, the NYSC camp has been temporarily relocated to the Kwara State Polytechnic campus in Ilorin ahead of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II orientation camp exercise.

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The Kwara State NYSC Coordinator , Mr. Onifade Olaoluwa Joshua said the relocation of the camp from the permanent site in Yikpata, Edu Local Government area was approved by the Kwara State government.

Onifade disclosed during a press briefing in Ilorin on Thursday that the decision was taken following security concerns raised by what he described as “perpetrators and enemies of progress.”

Onifade assured prospective Corps Members and their parents of adequate security and smooth conduct of the three-week exercise. According to him, armed soldiers and other security personnel will be deployed to safeguard the lives and welfare of participants.

He expressed appreciation to both the Federal and State Governments for their intervention and support, stressing that NYSC Kwara was fully prepared to host the orientation course.

The coordinator further revealed that heads of various assignments had commenced preparations to receive Corps Members, who are expected in camp from Wednesday, September 24 to Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

“For the purpose of assessing the level of preparedness, the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General OO Nafiu, has directed Mrs. Abiodun Oluwaremilekun, Director, South West Area Office I, Osun State, to inspect and evaluate the temporary venue,” Onifade added.

He reiterated the scheme’s readiness to conduct a hitch-free and successful orientation programme in Kwara State.

The development comes amid the growing insecurity concerns in Kwara State, especially on the heels of incessant bandit attacks which has seen many residents kidnapped, left many dead and communities sacked.

how tension engulfed the NYSC camp in Yikpata in August during the camping exercise of Batch B stream I.

While the management downplayed the incident, many corp members were left unsettled by the development which saw soldiers directing corps members to stay inside to investigate unusual movements of strangers around the facility on the eve of August 17.