Youth Corpers Refuse PPA In Anambra Community Over Curse Placed By Another Youth Corper – School Principal

By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha

The Principal of Riverside Secondary School, Umerum, Ayamelum Local Government Area, Anambra state, Mrs. Benedette Ifediego, revealed Thursday, that the reason why National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members refused Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) to their school, was because the curse a former corps member placed on the community over his stolen handset and money.

According to her, “The reason is because the male corper who was posted to the school and whose handset and money were stolen at a business center near the school, lodged his complaints to NYSC Awka office informing it that it was not safe and secure any longer to post corpers to Umerum community.

“It was like the corps member had placed a curse on the school, stating that the problem of the college is beyond what the parents and teachers association could solve, hence my appeal to community leaders,” she pleaded.

The principal disclosed further that the corps member whose money and handset got stolen had, allegedly informed the NYSC secretariat that any corper sent for any assignment to the school, his or her live and property would never be protected by the community.

Mrs Benedette spoke to our correspondent in her office at Riverside Secondary School, Umerum, while fielding questions from newsmen on her efforts to ensure the return of WAEC centre to the school, and how to fix the sorry state of affairs at Riverside college, among others..

She further alleged that the remote causes was the reluctance by the leadership of Umerum town Union (UTU) to buy and replace the corper’s stolen handset as well as the #100,000 the suspected thief removed from the corper’s bank account details.

It was gathered that the corper vowed never to let go, the curse, unti his handset and money were returned to him.