NYSC Condemns Assault On Female Corps Member By Anambra Vigilante
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has condemned the assault of a female corps member by operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, the scheme described the attack as unacceptable and dehumanising, insisting that no justification could warrant such treatment of a corps member.
“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,” the statement read.
NYSC said administrative measures were already being taken to provide psychological and physiological support to the affected corps member, while restating its commitment to the welfare and security of all corps members nationwide.
The incident, which went viral in a video, has continued to spark outrage.
An ex-corps member, identified as Unity from Delta State, who served in Onitsha North between 2021 and 2022, recounted his own experiences with the vigilante operatives, describing them as “naturally bittered and easily triggered.”
He said, “There was nowhere I went without my Corper cap and ID, but you see those vigilante, nothing concern them if you be Corper or not. They still almost used am for me on several occasions, but my stubbornness nor allow them, and most times I outsmarted them.”
Unity noted that the operatives later became familiar with his face, and often exchanged tense glances whenever they crossed paths.
Expressing solidarity with the assaulted corps member, he added, “I pray and hope our Delta sister gets justice. I stand with her. Justice for Elohor.”
Meanwhile, the Anambra State Government has announced preliminary steps to address the incident.
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