No corps member was killed by Boko Haram in Borno —Shettima

Borno State  governor,  Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, addressed 1,387 Batch ‘B’ 2016 members of the National Youths Service Corps, (NYSC) posted to Borno State but currently undergoing weeks of orientation at the College of Education, Kangere, 20 kilometres away from Bauchi town. Shettima told the corps members that whereas some of them may be planning re-deployment, he assured them of their safety, declaring that in the last five years, no single corps member was killed by the Boko Haram insurgents in  the state.”

The governor told the corps members that whoever serves in Borno State under his government would have one  of his or her best moments as a graduate.

The governor also said that a former minister, whose identity wasn’t disclosed, had disclosed that he  has persuaded his daughter not to seek re-deployment out of Borno State.

“The late Mahatma Gandhi said: ‘The best way-to find yourself, is to loose yourself in the service of others’. I was reliably informed that among  you here, there is a daughter of a former minister, posted to Borno State  like all of you. The former minister, I am told, said to his daughter, ‘I love you so much, but I want you to serve this country in Borno State where you have been posted because service to our country requires sacrifice”. If everyone re-deploys from Borno, State,what happens to the people of Borno  State who have suffered so much and need to be supported?’.

I want to thank that former minister and appreciate his patriotism. I assure you all of your security. No corper was killed in the last five years. We will give you the best of secured accommodation, we will give you extra allowances, the NYSC can bear testimony to how we support corps members posted to the state,” he said.