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. . . They threatened to rape and kill her — Lawyer
Anambra State Government have dismissed 8 members of Agunechemba vigilante group involved in the beating and stripping of a female youth corper in the state
They have been handed over to the police for prosecution according to latest reports.
Meanwhile, Cyrus Onu, a lawyer for the assaulted female NYSC member, has said that the perpetrators had threatened to rape and kill her for speaking out during the incident.
“They [security agents] were banging the door, and Jennifer was trying to open the door, and they just kicked the door, and it almost hit their face.
“Most of them were masked in mufti with guns, so you can imagine how scared the kids [corps members] were.
“They [security agents] didn’t give any identification. They just said, ‘Come down, come down. You’re all thieves! You’re all ‘Yahoo’ people!’
“When they tried to drag them downstairs, Jennifer was insisting that if they must take them anywhere, they should allow them [corps members] to call their LGI [Local Government Inspector] because the corps members did not know who the operatives were,” the lawyer said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday. (Based on reports by CKN News and Channels TV)
