By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the forthcoming November 8, 2025 Governorship election in Anambra State, Dr. George Moghalu has called for the disbandment of the state security service, Udo-Gachi.

The call came on the heels of a brutal assault on an Edo State born Youth Corps member, Jennifer Elohor, at the Copers' lodge in Oba, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.

Addressing journalists at his campaign office in Udoka on Wednesday, Moghalu urged the federal government to look into the emerging constant brutality against innocent citizens by operatives of Anambra vigilante services, Udo-gachi.

He said that incidences of the security group have become much, and that the federal government needs to wade in immediately.

He said: “The Federal Government should make a comment about this, moreso that she is on a national assignment and should be protected. The federal government should also intervene in the security situation in Anambra State.

“I was saddened by what I saw in that video because it is scandalous, not just to Anambra or the state government, but to every responsible person. It is unacceptable. No matter what the lady may have done, it should have been better to arrest her in the normal way and hand her over to the police, and not brutalizing, tearing her up, and bringing down her dignity.

“I stand on my authority to ask that Udogachi be disbanded and trained. I have said it many times that these people are not trained; they should be disbanded and trained. Get them trained and indoctrinated to suit what we need in this state.

“This is one too many cases. They have killed, threatened, extorted money from many, and it is unacceptable to me.”

While saying that it is to his knowledge that those involved in the act have been arrested, he wondered why the victim has remained missing.

Moghalu said: “Where is the lady involved? Government should bring her to public domain to tell her story. This is a civilized community. That she is a youth corps member makes the case worse because she was only serving her nation.

"The Udogachi vigilante group was constituted solely to prosecute the forthcoming election for the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, reason the federal government should intervene.

The LP Governorship candidate further enjoined the Federal government to also provide enough security in the November election saying that it is now clear that they were constituted to prosecute election.

The Udogachi people were constituted mainly for election and we saw it from the last Saturday election,” he said.