The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has described the attack on female corps member, Edema Elohor Jennifer by operatives of Anambra State Vigilante Group in Oba as “unacceptable”.
It said everything would be done to ensure those who perpetrated the act “are brought to justice”.
The operatives broke into a Corpers Lodge, claiming it was being used for illegal activities.
In a video circulating online, they “physically assaulted and stripped the Corps member who was only on a visit to the lodge naked.”
In a statement on Tuesday by the Acting Director Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, NYSC management emphasised its dedication to the safety of corps members.
The statement read:
“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.”
