Corps Member Reunites With Primary School Classmate After 15 Years at NYSC Camp

A corps member at an NYSC camp in Nigeria joyfully reunited with his primary school classmate after 15 years, capturing the emotional moment on TikTok.

A heartwarming reunion took place at an NYSC orientation camp in Nigeria after a corps member unexpectedly crossed paths with his primary school classmate for the first time in 15 years.

The corps member, identified on TikTok as @lightwave_art, shared a video capturing the emotional moment. According to him, their friendship began in primary school, but life took them in different directions, causing them to lose contact for over a decade.

He explained that the reunion happened in the middle of camp activities, surrounded by other corps members. What caught his attention was hearing someone repeatedly call his surname — something he hadn’t been addressed by in years. Curious and confused, he looked up and immediately recognized his long-lost schoolmate.

In his caption, he wrote:

“NYSC made me reconnect with my primary school friend after over 15 years. In a strange environment surrounded by strangers, I heard someone calling my surname. I was shocked because how would anyone here know my surname? I looked up and boom — my guy from primary school. I almost cried. Back then, we only called each other by our surnames.”

The video shows the two friends embracing joyfully, instantly reconnecting and reminiscing about their childhood days.

Watch the TikTok clip here: https://www.tiktok.com/@lightwave_art?refer=embed

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SOURCES: ALLSCHOOL, GISTREEL