Jennifer Edema Elohor, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, recounted a harrowing ordeal at the hands of the Anambra State Vigilante Group, specifically operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante Group, on July 13, 2025.
In a video shared by Punch Newspapers on August 21, 2025, Elohor described how armed vigilantes stormed her corps members’ lodge in Oba, Idemili South, around 5 p.m. They brutally assaulted her, tore her clothes, and forcibly dragged her and her colleagues into a vehicle, accusing them of being internet fraudsters despite their immediate presentation of NYSC uniforms and identity cards.
Elohor revealed that one operative pressed her neck so tightly she struggled to breathe, while simultaneously slapping her and hurling degrading insults, including calling her a prostitute. The vigilantes threatened to shoot her and warned that her body would be dumped in a bush where it would never be found.
They also prohibited her and her colleagues from contacting anyone for help, intensifying their fear.
In Elohor's words: "They forced me into the vehicle, one was even pressing my neck inside the vehicle, slapping me and doing all sorts of nonsense, calling me different names. He said 'Prostitute, foolish girl, you say you have mouth. I will let you know that there is nothing anybody can do about it. If you even talk too much we are going to beat you, shoot you and throw your dead body into the bushes and nobody is going to say anything about it'"
The incident, which sparked widespread outrage after a viral video, prompted the Anambra State Government to arrest and dismiss the operatives involved, with the police confirming an ongoing investigation.
Elohor’s account underscores the need for stricter oversight of vigilante groups to prevent such abuses, highlighting the trauma faced by corps members serving their nation.
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