Glenn Eleonu

The Untold Corper (eBook, ePUB)

Echoes of Jigawa

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In 2007, a single envelope changed everything.

While most graduates prayed for Lagos, Abuja, or Port Harcourt, Glenn Eleonu opened his call-up letter and read two words that made hearts sink across Nigeria: Jigawa State.

Not just Jigawa, but Marke, a remote village in Kaugama Local Government Area that barely appeared on maps.

This is the true story of the corper who refused to serve halfway.

The Untold Corper: Echoes of Jigawa is a raw, inspiring memoir of one man's extraordinary year under the NYSC scheme, a year that transformed a forgotten village and left ripples still felt nearly two decades later.

Arriving in the blistering harmattan of Gumel orientation camp, Glenn survived military drills, nosebleeds from heat, and 5 a.m. bugle calls that shattered sleep. Then came the real test: Marke. No electricity. Sandy roads. Two understaffed schools. Four subjects: Mathematics, Biology, Economics, and Introductory Technology. One bicycle. One mission.

While many corps members taught one class and returned to the lodge, Glenn rose at dawn, cycled between schools, and poured everything into his students. He turned indifferent teenagers into eager learners, introduced weekly projects, started classes before the official bell, and stayed long after sunset giving free lessons. Slowly, a culture of excellence took root in a place where hope had long been dormant.

He coordinated the Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship, led Rural Rugged evangelisations, rebuilt the village bus stop with his batch mates, and became family to the Bulama, the Mengua, and hundreds of students who began to dream beyond the sand and baobab trees.

There were dark days too, the devastating Sallah tragedy that claimed three young lives, the loneliness of village nights, the physical toll of relentless heat and endless marking. Yet through faith, discipline, and an unshakable belief in the power of education, Glenn left a legacy no one saw coming.

Seventeen years later, former students still call:

"Mallam Glenn, I'm starting my PhD... because of you."

"Listen this way!" they laugh, repeating his classroom phrase.

Mallam Saleh, the principal, still phones regularly: "We have never had a corper like you in Marke."

This is not just an NYSC story.

It is proof that one committed life, placed anywhere, no matter how remote, can ignite transformation that echoes across generations.

If you've ever worn khaki, queued for allawee in Hadejia, survived camp drills, or wondered what real service looks like when no one is watching, this book will move you, challenge you, and remind you why Nigeria still believes in its youth.

"Service to humanity is the greatest investment, because its dividends are eternal."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: PublishDrive
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 6610001115845
• Artikelnr.: 76067500