Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State.
By Nonye Onuorah
ANAMBRA State Government has dismissed eight operatives of the Agunechemba Security outfit for assaulting and publicly stripping a female member of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jennifer Elobor.
Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s Special Adviser on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, announced the dismissal on Wednesday at the agency’s headquarters in Awka.
He said the operatives would be handed over to the police for prosecution.
According to Emeakayi, the officers had been chasing suspected cultists on Tuesday when they attacked the corps member—an act he described as “totally outside the agency’s mandate and utterly condemnable.”
He stressed that the Soludo administration would not tolerate brutality, abuse of office, or unprofessional conduct, warning that any officer found guilty of misconduct would face dismissal and legal action.
Despite appeals from the victim’s family and NYSC officials for a quiet resolution, the state government insisted on pursuing justice to serve as a deterrent.
Emeakayi added that the government had settled the victim’s medical expenses, replaced her damaged belongings, including a laptop and phone and issued a public apology to her family, the NYSC, and the public.
He said the incident would mark a turning point in reforming the outfit and restoring public trust in community security operations.