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Following assualt on a serving NYSC member Jennifer Elohor, Anambra State Government has dismissed eight operatives of the Agunechemba security outfit.
The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, disclosed this at the agency’s headquarters in Awka on Wednesday.
According to Emeakayi, the government acted after receiving reports of the incident.
He said the dismissed officers were in pursuit of suspected cultists on Tuesday when they attacked the corps member, an action he described as outside the mandate of the agency and condemnable.
Emeakayi stated that the Soludo administration would not tolerate any form of unprofessionalism, brutality, or abuse of office by security operatives, adding that any officer found guilty of misconduct will face immediate dismissal and prosecution.
He said the incident will serve as a turning point in reforming the outfit and restoring public confidence in community security operations, assuring that the government is committed to professionalism, accountability and respect for human rights in all security engagements.
Recall that some operatives of the local outfit were seen in a viral video assaulting the corps member, stripping her naked in the process.
The behaviour of the security agents was condemned by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
“We have written petitions to the Anambra government, to the Attorney General of the Federation, and we have been demanding that these persons be prosecuted and they pay compensatory damages. We gave a timeline; it is allowed by the law.
“After that, we’ll take all the necessary steps, both civil and criminal, to ensure that these persons are not just prosecuted but, of course, the security outfit itself and the persons in charge, who will be the executive governor of Anambra State, will be made to pay compensation.”
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