Serving in Plateau State: camp, LGAs and corper life
Your call-up letter says Plateau. Here is what that means: where the orientation camp is, which LGAs you can be posted to, and what daily life looks like in Jos. Then play it, on real Jos streets.
The Plateau orientation camp
Corpers deployed to Plateau State report to the orientation camp at Doi-Du, Jos South LGA 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 Plateau you can be posted to
Plateau State has 17 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.
- Barkin-Ladi
- Bassa
- Bokkos
- Jos East
- Jos North
- Jos South
- Kanam
- Kanke
- Langtang South
- Langtang North
- Mangu
- Mikang
- Pankshin
- Quan- Anpan
- Riyom
- Shendam
- Wase
2 of 17 are busier urban areas in the game: more corpers, longer clearance queues and a louder group chat.
Corper life in Jos
The weather is cooler than most of Nigeria, especially in the mornings. To get around, corpers use keke (tricycles), okada (motorbikes) and buses. In the game, food and transport prices in Plateau are cheaper than Lagos.
Cold Jos mornings. Bring a sweater. Yes, in Nigeria.
Local languages you will hear: Hausa / Yoruba / Tiv / Nupe. Expect greetings like “Sannu, corper!” and “Ẹ káàbọ̀ o!”. At the buka you will find Pounded yam & egusi, Tuwo shinkafa & miyan kuka, Suya and Masa, with Kunu to wash it down.
Landmarks you will see in Plateau
Walk around your posting in the game and these real places sit on the skyline and on your phone map:
- Shere Hills
- Jos Museum
- University of Jos
Play your service year in Plateau
Start with the Plateau call-up letter, report to camp, and get posted to a real Jos street. Free, no download.