NYSC Reacts To Assault On Female Corps Member In Anambra, Launches Investigation

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Tuesday, condemned the assault on a corps member in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, describing the incident as both “unwarranted and unacceptable.”

Findings by the scheme revealed that a group of operatives from the Anambra State Vigilante Group, forcefully invaded a Corps Lodge in Oba, alleging that the residence was being used for illegal activities, an accusation that has not been established.

During the operation, the vigilante operatives allegedly ordered all occupants of the lodge to submit themselves for a search.

In the process, Corps Member Edema Elohor Jennifer, who was visiting the lodge at the time, was physically assaulted.

NYSC management confirmed that it is closely following up with security agencies to ensure that those responsible for the assault are held accountable, stating, “The matter has been reported to the police while investigations and other necessary actions are ongoing.”

A statement from the scheme reads;

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is saddened by the unfortunate assault on one of its female Corps Member by some operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group in Oba, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State.

Management strongly condemns the unacceptable and dehumanising manner in which the operatives conducted their operations, irrespective of their initial justification for the purported investigation they set out to carry out at the facility where the Corps Members were accomodated.

While appreciating the concern of the general public over this horrific incident, as well as the initial measures taken by the Anambra State Government, Management wishes to assure the general public that it believes in, and supports the ongoing investigation by the Nigeria Police Force towards unravelling what transpired.

This we trust will help get justice for the Corps Member in question and any other aggrieved party.

Furthermore, necessary administrative procedures are underway to assist the Corps Member in question in managing the physiological and psychological trauma resulting from this unfortunate incident.

Management wishes to use this medium to restate its strong commitment to the welfare and security of Corps Members nationwide. Nigeria is ours; Nigeria we serve.