A video that a Nigerian corper posted on X (Twitter) of his experience serving in the North has resonated with viewers online, especially those who have either finished or are currently undergoing their service.
The video featured the young man in his corper uniform surrounded by a bunch of teens in their school uniforms, who were sitting in their run down classroom, not paying him any mind.
In the video, he sat down with his hand on his forehead, looking extremely frustrated, while the students looked on.
He revealed that due to the language barrier, he was unable to effectively communicate with his students, leaving him at a loss for what to do.
The students only spoke Hausa, their native language, which he did not understand as he was from another part of the nation.
He called on the help of netizens to give him guidance on how to navigate his situation, many of whom responded with jokes or unhelpful advice.
Others were more sympathetic to his plight, lamenting about the state of education in the country.
Read some of the comments below;
@HighflyerCJ Use Sign language
@Ola_q9 That is why you are there young man
@rl_jjs This scheme is as useless as the K in knife!
@VAgbuje He should look for interpreter to pay 5 or 10k from his alawee.
@SegunOdejimi Same thing that happened to me when I served in Adamawa and was posted to Girei Local Government.
@JonnJonz_ That means the teachers were using Hausa to teach them right from primary school cos there’s no way
@saed_writes Wait, if rain dey fall, school don close be that??
@Rukielifestyle This is very common not only in Northern. If you go to the South West you will see this same thing even in the East.
@UtdBernado Look at the classroom of students in an oil producing country.
Watch the video below;
Dem carry this brother to go serve for north, now his students no understand English and him self no understand Hausa 😩😭🧎🏻♂️➡️ pic.twitter.com/QLCOMzHAYt
— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) May 20, 2025
