VIDEO: SUSPECTED VIGILANTE OPERATIVES ASSAULT, STRIP FEMALE CORPS MEMBER IN ANAMBRA

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By: Sefiu Ajape

A viral video has captured the moment armed men, alleged to be operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi — also called the Agunechemba Vigilante Group — invaded a corps members’ lodge in Anambra State, assaulting a female corps member, Jennifer Edema Elohor, along with some of her colleagues.

The footage, shared on Monday by the Haven 360 Foundation via Facebook, showed Elohor being beaten and stripped naked by men brandishing firearms.

According to the foundation, the corps members were brutalised and subjected to humiliating and sexually degrading threats.

It noted that the vigilante group accused them of being “yahoo people” and still went ahead with the assault, even after the victims presented their NYSC identity cards.

In a statement, the foundation wrote: “We strongly condemn the brutal assault and violation of rights of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members by operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi or ‘Agunechemba Vigilante Group’ in Anambra State.

“On July 23, 2025, these state actors stormed the corpers lodge, accusing the members of being ‘Yahoo people’, despite their prompt production of NYSC identification cards and uniforms.

“The assault was particularly egregious in the case of Jennifer Edema Elohor, who was beaten, stripped naked, and left exposed and covered in blood.

“The victims were subjected to unsavoury, horrible, sexually degrading words and actions, including threats of sexual violation.”