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The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC says Taraba and Benue States will not be part of  the 2017 BATCH “B” STREAM II orientation camp scheduled to start on January 16.‎

The NYSC announced the suspension on its twitter handle to prospective corp members, PCMs, posted to Benue and Taraba. It however said a new date will be communicated soon.‎

“The NYSC management wishes to inform all PCMs deployed to Benue and Taraba states that the 2017 Batch B stream 2 orientation course scheduled to hold in Benue camp has been suspended. A new date will be communicated to you in due course,” the Corps said.

It will be recalled that both states have witnessed clashes between farmers and herdsmen which has led to many deaths in recent times.

The NYSC had earlier in the week announced orientation camps for prospective Batch B, Stream 2, corps members was scheduled to hold in 15 NYSC Orientation Camps which were Abia, Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Enugu, Sokoto, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Plateau, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Rivers and the FCT.

But the orientation camp will now hold only in 13 states and Abuja.