Assaulted Anambra NYSC Member Narrates Ordeals: “I Saw Masked Man With Gun"
- The Anambra corps member who was assaulted by the state's vigilante, Jennifer Elohor Edema, has narrated her ordeal at the hands of the security operatives
- The NYSC member disclosed how the operatives of the vigilante stormed and ransacked their room without any form of identification, and they were not in uniform
- Elohor explained that she and nine other corps members were forced into the vehicle of the operatives, and they were ignored when they showed them their ID cards
Jennifer Elohor Edema, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, who was assaulted by the Anambra vigilantes, has narrated her ordeal at the hands of the group.
On Tuesday, August 19, a video of the operatives of the Agunechemba Vigilante Group went viral on social media, where they physically assaulted the female serving corps member and her colleagues at their lodge in the southeast state.
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How a corps member was assaulted in Anambra
In the video, which was reportedly filmed on July 23, Elohor was seen being beaten and stripped by the operatives who were carrying guns.
According to The Cable, she narrated that the armed men stormed the corps members' lodge and accused them of being involved in internet fraud.
A legal non-profit organisation gave an account ot the incident, stating that despite the NYSC members showing the vigilante operatives their identification cards, they proceeded to beat them, and the assault on Elohor was particularly severe.
The incident had generated widespread condemnation in the country, a reaction from the NYSC and a subsequent arrest of the vigilante men.
Elohor narrated that she and other corps members were in their room at about 5 pm when the security operatives started knocking on their door aggressively, which they later kicked open.
In her narrative, a masked and armed man entered the room; he was not wearing a uniform and did not identify himself.
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Elohor disclosed that she and her colleagues tried to explain to the intruder that they were NYSC members, showing him their identity cards, but they were ignored.
She alleged that their room was ransacked by the men, who then took their laptops and phones and also became violent.
The corps member noted that nine of them were forced into the vigilantes' vehicles, and they were slapped and then threatened. They were told that their phones would be smashed if they reached out to anyone. She added that they refused to listen to all their explanations and refused to talk with their local government inspector.
See the video of her interview here:
Police arrest vigilantes who assaulted corps member
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Anambra state police command confirmed the assault on a NYSC member, Jennifer Elobor, by members of the state security outfit.
The force confirmed that the operatives had been arrested and detained, pending preliminary investigations.
It stated that the ongoing investigation into the assault and public stripping of Elobor by vigilante members was hampered due to her failure to appear
Source: Legit.ng
