Fisayo Soyombo made it back and out, hanging on to what he described as a battered psychological health to share his experience, like many who also survived, and they are now at the forefront of dissuading people to avoid the dangerous immigration route, which in some cases is deemed illegal.

Half a century later, the logic that once justified sending young, freshly minted graduate Nigerian youths into unfamiliar territory now works against the foundational idea of the NYSC.

Aso ebi culture, in its current form, adds an enormous volume of garments made specifically to be worn just once or twice in a space of 6 months to 1 year while still buying more.