Three female National Youth Service Corps members, who survived a fire that broke out at their lodge in Katsina State, have received ₦500,000 each from Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, fulfilling a promise he made after the incident.
The cash support was presented to the corps members on Wednesday, 4th March 2026, by the Katsina State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Honourable Surajo Yazeed, who also serves as Chairman of the Katsina State NYSC Governing Board.
Obemeata Alex, Katsina NYSC Public Relations Officer, disclosed in a statement on Friday that the incident occurred at a lodge located within Al Ilam Islamic College in the Kofar Guga area of Katsina, where the corps members were reportedly asleep when a mysterious fire broke out in the building.
He explained that other occupants who noticed the fire had hurriedly evacuated with their belongings, unaware that the three corps members were still inside.
The victims woke up amidst the smoke and flames and, in a desperate attempt to escape, jumped through the burglary proof from the storey building to the ground floor, narrowly escaping death, according to Alex.
He revealed that the three corps members lost all their personal belongings in the fire except the clothes they were wearing at the time.
"Following the incident, the NYSC State Coordinator in Katsina, Alhaji Ibrahim Saidu, reported the matter to Governor Radda and the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu. The NYSC Director General promptly approved ₦250,000 each for the affected corps members as immediate support to help them meet urgent needs. Governor Radda had also pledged ₦500,000 to each of the victims, a promise he has now fulfilled," Alex stated.
The beneficiaries include Sunday Doowuese Miriam (KT/25B/0409), Abdullahi Amina Dangana (KT/25B/0748), and Bello Aishat Patience (KT/25B/0081), who are indigenes of different states but currently serving in Katsina.
The commissioner commended the governor for his compassion and continued support for corps members serving in the state during the presentation.
The beneficiaries expressed deep appreciation to the state government and the NYSC leadership for their timely assistance and concern for their welfare.
