Jennifer Elohor, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member assaulted in Anambra State, has recounted her ordeal in the hands of men she later identified as members of the Anambra Vigilante Group.
Her story was shared an X user @ Chude on Thursday.
The incident, according to her, occurred on July 23, around 5 p.m., at her lodge in a three-storey building where she and other corps members reside.
Elohor said the trouble started when men in plain clothes knocked repeatedly on their door and, after receiving no immediate response, forcefully kicked it open. She said one of them, masked and armed with a gun but without any form of identification, ordered the corps members to step outside.
“At first I thought they were armed robbers because there was no introduction. It was only after we were dragged downstairs that we saw their vehicle and realized they were Anambra vigilante operatives,” she explained.
According to her, despite showing them NYSC identity cards and even offering to present their online service portal, the vigilante operatives accused the corps members of internet fraud and ignored their explanations.
“They became very aggressive, asking what gave us the right to question them. They almost pushed me down the stairs and said I was too bold for a woman,” Elohor recalled.
She alleged that the operatives descended on her when she insisted on contacting her Local Government Inspector (LGI) or lodge proprietor before following them.
“That was when they started beating me. They tore my clothes, pressed my neck inside their vehicle and threatened to smash our phones. Even my colleague who pleaded with them was beaten with an iron rod,” she narrated.
Elohor said she was eventually forced into their vehicle without being allowed to change or notify anyone of her whereabouts.
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