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Speaker 1: Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukuma Soludo, has dismissed eight

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members of the state special vigilante group known as Aginekember,

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after the sacked security operatives were seen in a now

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viral video allegedly assaulting a female National Youth Service Corps

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NYSC member, Jennifer Ellibore, to the level of complete nakedness

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after they torn her clothes and continued assaulting her even

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when they observed during the process nothing more was covering

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any part of her body. This the dismissed vigilantes did

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after they allegedly chased some young men on motorcycles they

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claimed were members of a secret cult to the victim’s

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compound at Ober community in Idamilli South Local Government area

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of Anambra State on July twenty third, twenty twenty five.

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According to the state television station A Number Broadcasting Service adds,

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the Enambra State government through the Agonekmber Security Command, has

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dismissed State of Her operatives for their involvement in the

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brutal assault and public stripping of a Corps member, Miss

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Jennifer Ellaboor. The dismissed operatives will be handed over to

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the police for immediate prosecution. Speaking at the agency headquarters

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in Orca, the Special Adviser to Governor Chakuma Saludo on

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Community Security, Mister Kenamikai, said the state government acted swiftly

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after receiving reports that the operatives, while in pursuit of

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suspected cultists on July twenty third, twenty twenty five, assaulted

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Corps members, an action which he described as totally outside

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the mandate of the agency and utterly condemnable. Mister Amikai

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stressed that the Soludo administration will not tolerate any form

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of unprofessionalism, brutality or abuse of office by security operatives,

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assuring that any officer found guilty of misconduct will face

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immediate dismissal and prosecution. He disclosed the despite police from

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the victim’s family and NYSC officials not to prolong prosecution

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for damaging the identity of the people involved, the Enambra

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state government insisted on full investigation and accountability to serve

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as de terence. The Special Adviser further revealed that the

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agency has already settled all medical bills of the Corps member,

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replaced damaged valuables such as laptops and phones, and tended

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a public apology to the victim, her family, NYSC and

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the general public. Mister Ameikay reiterated the government’s resolved to

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reform community security operations in the state, emphasizing that Governor

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Soludo’s administration is committed to upholding professionalism, he accountability and

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respect for human rights in all security engagements. He assured

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that the incident will be used as a turning point

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to strengthen discipline and restore public trust in the Agenecmber outfit. Meanwhile,

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the Enamra State Police Command has condemned in strong terms

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the alleged assault on a female member of the National

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Youth Service Corps NYSC in ober Hiddamillly South Local Government

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area of the state. The assault was reportedly carried out

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by vigilante operatives. Following the incident, the suspects involved have

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been identified. The command, however, notes that the alleged victim’s

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unavailability has temporarily stalled the ongoing investigative process. Meanwhile, the

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Command has reiterated that assault in any form remains a

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criminal offense under the Nigerian law and reserves the right

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to take necessary legal action to aid the court proceedings.

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While waiting for the victim. The Command here by reassures

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Corps members serving across the state of its unwavering commitment

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to their protection, urging them to always report incidents of harassment,

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intimidation or abuse for prompt intervention. The Command further cautions

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vigilante groups and other quasi security outfits against acts of

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brutality or abuse of authority, warning that any such misconduct

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will not be condoned. S P. Tocher kuakenga Police public

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relations officer, Anambra State Police Command, stated this in a

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press release issued on the nineteenth of August twenty twenty five.

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Omi Yale Sawarre, founder of Sahara A Reporters, in a

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statement said, I strongly condemned the brutalization of a Youth

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Corps by the Governor Charles Chukuma Soludos Agenekmber vigilante group

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in ober Anambra State. This barbaric act is unacceptable and

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must not be swept under the carpet. Even when the

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individuals responsible for this violence have been identified and apprehended,

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they must also be brought to trial immediately through an

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impartial judicial process. Our National Youth Service Core Youth Corps

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members are serving Nigeria. They must never be subjected to

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intimidation as was done to Rashie Rita, humiliation or sexual

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violence as seen in the horrific Enamber vigilante video. Vigilante

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groups cannot be allowed to operate above the law or

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brutalize innocent citizen with impunity. Hunch newspaper had reported that

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the Enambra State government has condemned the assault on a

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National Youth Service Corps member, Jennifer Ellabor by members of

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the state security outfit. This is just as it said.

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Those responsible have been identified, arrested and detained. Hunch Online

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reports in a video that went viral on Tuesday, the

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operatives armed with guns stormed the Corps member’s lodge accused

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them of being Internet fraudsters, despite showing their identification cards

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and uniforms. The operatives were seen beating the female Corps member,

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despite her cries for help. In the process, her clothes

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were torn, leaving her exposed. Despite this, the operatives in

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number continued to beat the female Corps member. In the video,

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the Corps member was seen begging the security operatives to

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stop as they continued to hit her. The attack has however,

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triggered outrage on social media, with many Nigeria condemning the

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actions of the vigilante group and demanding justice for the victim.

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Appearing on channel’s televisions The Morning Brief on Tuesday, Special

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Adviser to Governor Chukuma Sludo on Community Security, Kenamikai, described

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the incident as unfortunate and unacceptable. He confirmed that the

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operatives involved in the assault had been arrested and are

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currently under investigation. According to Amikai, the incident occurred during

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a joint security operation when operatives of Agadekember, the State

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security Outfit established under the Anambra State Homeland Security Law

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twenty twenty five, pursued suspected cultists into a residential compound.

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He explained that the operation was part of Operation Mudo Khachi,

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a code name for joint task force operations involving the Police, Army,

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Department of State Services, Civil Defense and the State’s security outfit.

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The operatives were on the trail of some suspected cultists

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riding on motorcycles when they pursued them into a compound

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in the process of searching the houses in line with

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their mandate. The unfortunate incident involving the Corps member occurred

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while they were acting within the law, their conduct in

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that instance was unacceptable, he said. He stated that the

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government wasted no time in addressing the matter once it

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was reported. Immediately the incident happened, we arrested the operatives

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involved and placed them in detention. Our practice is to

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first carry out preliminary investigations, bring in the victims and complainants,

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and then determine whether the matter warrants internal disciplinary action

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or prosecution, he stated. Ami Khai disclosed that the assaulted

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Corps member was invited to his office alongside NYSC officials,

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where he personally listened to their account of the incident.

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Our conclusion is that while the operatives were on a

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legitimate assignment, the manner in which they acted was not acceptable.

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We have made that very clear and disciplinary measures of

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being taken, he added. Ami Khai also clarified the distinction

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between Operation Nudo Khachi and Agminekember, noting that the former

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is a joint security operation involving multiple agencies, while the

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latter is the state’s statutory security outfit created by law.

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He assured residents of Enamera that Governor Charles Soludo’s administration

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will not condone any abuse of power by security agents,

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particularly against innocent citizens. Reacting, NYSC in a statement on Wednesday, said,

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the Management of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC is

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saddened by the unfortunate assault on one of its female

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Corps member by some operatives of the Enamra State Vigilante

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Group in over Hidomili South LGA of Enambra State. Management

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strongly condemns the unacceptable and dehumanizing manner in which the

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operatives conducted their operations, irrespective of their initial justification for

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them purported investigation they set out to carry out at

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the facility where the Corps members were accommodated. While appreciating

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the concern of the general public over this horrific incident

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as well as the initial measures taken by the Enamor

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State government, Management wishes to assure the general public that

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it believes in and supports the ongoing investigation by the

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Nigeria Police Force towards unraveling what transpired. This we trust

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will help get justice for the core member in question

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and any other aggrieved party. Furthermore, necessary administrative procedures are

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under way to assist the core member in question in

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managing the physiological and psychological trauma resulting from this unfortunate incident.

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Management wishes to use this medium to restate its strong

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commitment to the welfare and security of Corps members nationwide.

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Nigeria is ours, Nigeria, we serve, thank you, Caroline Embuo,

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Acting Director Information and Public Relations, state.

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Speaker 2: In further demonstration of our openness and our readiness to

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be fair to everybody, we are going to take them now,

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which we are, the girls and members of our family.

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We’re going to take them to the police and hand

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them the police. That is what we’re going to about

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doing now. And this is the sense of bringing them

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out so that everybody see that we’re not seeing anybody

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development because some people have been insulating we are trying

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somebody is trying to sue this an cap in further

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demonstration that that is not what we’re doing, because there’s

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no skateboards in what we’re doing. And the Governor of

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furnumber said, mister Governor, it’s not deprested. They has not

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centers out to molest anybody

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Speaker 1: In the