The YPP Candidate in the upcoming Anambra Governorship poll, Mr Paul Chukwuma, has decried the recent alleged assault on a female NYSC member by vigilance operatives (Udogachi) in the state.
By Obinna Unaeze
The YPP Candidate in the upcoming Anambra Governorship poll, Mr Paul Chukwuma, has decried the recent alleged assault on a female NYSC member by vigilance operatives (Udogachi) in the state.
Reacting to the incident during an interactive session with newsmen in Awka, on Tuesday, Chukwuma described the attack as inhuman.
“I have watched the video of an assault on a lady by members of Udogachi, a security outfit under the control of the Anambra Government.
“The lady, identified as Ms Jennifer Elobor, a corps member serving in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, was beaten to a pulp and stripped naked by several operatives of Udogachi.
“Similar barbaric behaviour, like the strange abuse of this lady, has continued to be meted out to unsuspecting members of the public in Anambra to the chagrin of all sane minds.
“This particular incident must not be swept under the carpet, like the ones before it.
“I am calling on the State Government to take a firm stance against these public abusers and bring them to justice.
“I also call on the security agencies to ensure that these abusers are not only rounded up, but compelled to face the law,” he said.
Chukwuma accused the state vigilance group of being high handed to the people they were supposed to protect.
He said: “I am appalled by this absurdity, which has unfortunately become the daily experience of the residents of Anambra, who are held hostage in their homeland by a security outfit set up to protect them.
“Notwithstanding, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor, has never deemed it necessary to call these people to order.”
Chukwuma accused the State Government of not living up to expectation, hence the abuse of power by the security outfit.
“The security outfit has always been on the negative side of the news for maltreating innocent citizens,” he said.
The governorship hopeful alleged that insecurity in the state had increased unabated.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Operation Udogachi was established by the government to complement the police and other security agencies in the fight against insecurity, such as kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and ritual killings, among other crimes. (NAN)