Serving in Borno State: camp, LGAs and corper life
Your call-up letter says Borno. Here is what that means: where the orientation camp is, which LGAs you can be posted to, and what daily life looks like in Maiduguri. Then play it, on real Maiduguri streets.
The Borno orientation camp
Corpers deployed to Borno State report to the orientation camp at Maiduguri (Arabic Teachers College) for about three weeks of registration, kitting, swearing-in, parade, SAED lectures and evenings at the mammy market. At the end of camp, everyone gets a posting letter to a PPA in one of the state's LGAs.
In Kopa Life your service year starts at the camp gate too. A soldier checks your call-up letter, you queue for registration, collect your khaki and jungle boots, and learn drills with your platoon. Our NYSC camp guide has the full packing list and daily routine.
LGAs in Borno you can be posted to
Borno State has 27 local government areas. Your posting letter names one of them, and that LGA's NYSC office is where you do monthly clearance and meet your LGI. Busier, more urban areas are outlined in green.
- Abadam
- Askira/Uba
- Bama
- Bayo
- Biu
- Chibok
- Damboa
- Dikwa
- Gubio
- Guzamala
- Gwoza
- Hawul
- Jere
- Kaga
- Kala/Balge
- Konduga
- Kukawa
- Kwaya Kusar
- Mafa
- Magumeri
- Maiduguri
- Marte
- Mobbar
- Monguno
- Ngala
- Nganzai
- Shani
2 of 27 are busier urban areas in the game: more corpers, longer clearance queues and a louder group chat.
Corper life in Maiduguri
The weather is hot days and dusty harmattan mornings. To get around, corpers use keke (tricycles), okada (motorbikes) and buses. In the game, food and transport prices in Borno are among the cheapest in the game.
Hot days, cool harmattan nights, and very warm hospitality.
Local languages you will hear: Hausa / Kanuri / Fulfulde. Expect greetings like “Sannu da zuwa, corper!” and “Ina kwana?”. At the buka you will find Tuwo masara & miyan kuka, Masa & miyan taushe, Kilishi and Fura da nono, with Fura da nono to wash it down.
Landmarks you will see in Borno
Walk around your posting in the game and these real places sit on the skyline and on your phone map:
- Maiduguri International Airport
Play your service year in Borno
Start with the Borno call-up letter, report to camp, and get posted to a real Maiduguri street. Free, no download.
