Four Dismissed Anambra Security Operatives Arraigned for Assaulting Female Corps Member

Four dismissed operatives of the Anambra State security outfit, Operation Udo-ga-achi, have been arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting in Awka for allegedly assaulting a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elohor.

The accused — Emmanuel Samson (29), Jude Obasi (43), Michael Ndudirim (28), and Ezinwanne Nweke (27) — were charged alongside others who are currently at large.

According to a seven-count charge filed by the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, the defendants were accused of conspiring to commit felony, indecent assault, inflicting physical injuries, stripping, and unlawfully intimidating a corps member at Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area.

A copy of the charge sheet obtained on Thursday, October 16, revealed that the defendants pleaded not guilty to all counts. Following a bail application by the defence counsel, Presiding Chief Magistrate U.E. Onochie granted them bail and adjourned the case until January 14, 2026, for definite hearing.

The incident, which occurred in July 2025, sparked widespread outrage after a viral video showed armed operatives invading a corps members’ lodge in Oba and physically assaulting Jennifer Elohor.

In response, the Anambra State Government dismissed eight personnel involved in the attack after an internal investigation. The government also settled the victim’s medical bills, replaced her damaged belongings, and issued a public apology to her family and the NYSC.