Serving in Ogun State: camp, LGAs and corper life
Your call-up letter says Ogun. Here is what that means: where the orientation camp is, which LGAs you can be posted to, and what daily life looks like in Abeokuta. Then play it, on real Abeokuta streets.
The Ogun orientation camp
Corpers deployed to Ogun State report to the orientation camp at Sagamu, Ikenne Road 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 Ogun you can be posted to
Ogun State has 20 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.
- Abeokuta North
- Abeokuta South
- Ado-Odo/Ota
- Egbado North
- Egbado South
- Ewekoro
- Ifo
- Ijebu East
- Ijebu North
- Ijebu North East
- Ijebu Ode
- Ikenne
- Imeko Afon
- Ipokia
- Obafemi Owode
- Odeda
- Odogbolu
- Ogun Waterside
- Remo North
- Sagamu
3 of 20 are busier urban areas in the game: more corpers, longer clearance queues and a louder group chat.
Corper life in Abeokuta
The weather is hot and humid most of the year. To get around, corpers use keke (tricycles), okada (motorbikes) and buses. In the game, food and transport prices in Ogun are cheaper than Lagos.
Local languages you will hear: Yoruba. Expect greetings like “Ẹ káàárọ̀ o, corper!” and “Corper, ẹ kú iṣẹ́ o!”. At the buka you will find Amala & ewedu, Ofada rice & ayamase, Ewa agoyin & bread and Puff-puff, with Zobo to wash it down.
Landmarks you will see in Ogun
Walk around your posting in the game and these real places sit on the skyline and on your phone map:
- Olumo Rock
- M.K.O Abiola Stadium
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Play your service year in Ogun
Start with the Ogun call-up letter, report to camp, and get posted to a real Abeokuta street. Free, no download.