Tension has gripped the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State, following reports of unusual movements of strangers around the facility.
According to SaharaReporters, soldiers on guard swiftly ordered corps members to stay indoors as they investigated the development.
The camp, which has remained unfenced for years, allegedly allows herdsmen and villagers to move freely in and out without restriction. This porous situation has heightened fears among corps members who say they feel exposed and unsafe.
A corps member told SaharaReporters on Monday that while camp authorities tried to downplay the matter, “many participants are unsettled by the development.”
“They told us there’s no cause for alarm, but the truth is we sensed imminent danger,” the corps member said.
Another added, “Security personnel instructed us, particularly the females, to go to our hostels and asked us not to come out. We heard they did this because there were strange movements near the camp and immediately asked us to remain indoors. They didn’t lock us inside, but we were instructed not to move around.”
The scare was further amplified on social media after an 𝕏 user, @LoveEby, posted, “Guys I’m so scared right now! My sis jst called and said there’s an attack in their NYSC Camp right now in Kwara state. They locked every1 in their hostels and the Soldiers are moving up and down. May God protect each and every1 of them, it’s jst 2days left.”
However, another user, Ariyo, dismissed the claims, saying, “Y’all carrying false news up and down. But it’s just a false alarm from the girls. Soldiers yelled at Corpers to go into their hostels and one of them took it for a warning as if something had happened. The news spread so quick that even soldiers started to investigate.”
Camp officials insisted on Monday that calm had returned, despite security personnel continuing their patrols.
“There were unusual movements, so the corps members were asked to go inside,” another source confirmed.
A social media user also clarified, “Security personnel sensed strangers were around the camp, not even in the camp. We were told to stay inside, not locked inside as the poster said.”
The incident comes amid recurring terror attacks in Kwara State, particularly in rural communities within Edu and Patigi local government areas.
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