The Anambra State Government has dismissed eight operatives of the Agunechemba security outfit over the assault of a female corps member.
At the agency’s headquarters in Awka, the state capital, on Wednesday. the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Mr. Ken Emeakayi said that the government acted after receiving reports of the incident.
He added that the operatives would be handed over to the police for prosecution.
According to him, the dismissed officers were in pursuit of suspected cultists on Tuesday when they attacked the corps member, an action he described as outside the mandate of the agency and condemnable.
He said that the Soludo administration would not tolerate any form of unprofessionalism, brutality, or abuse of office by security operatives, addind that any officer found guilty of misconduct will face immediate dismissal and prosecution.
According to him, the incident would serve as a turning point in reforming the outfit and restoring public confidence in community security operations.
Emeakayi said that the government was committed to professionalism, accountability and respect for human rights in all security engagements.
Some operatives of the local outfit had been seen in a viral video assaulting the corps member, stripping her naked in the process.
The behaviour of the security agents was condemned by the Nigerian Bar Association.
The victim’s lawyer, Cyrus Onu called for the prosecution of the operatives and compensation for the corps members.
‘We have written petitions to the Anambra government, to the Attorney General of the Federation, and we have been demanding that these persons be prosecuted and they pay compensatory damages. We gave a timeline; it is allowed by the law.
‘After that, we’ll take all the necessary steps, both civil and criminal, to ensure that these persons are not just prosecuted but, of course, the security outfit itself and the persons in charge, who will be the executive governor of Anambra State, will be made to pay compensation.
‘We are demanding compensatory damages, not just criminal prosecutions for these persons’, Onu told Channels Television on Wednesday.
Earlier, the state government provided additional details about the gory incident in Idemili South Local Government Area,.
According to the state’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor the incident occurred on 25 July 2025, and was ‘swift in arresting and questioning the offenders long before the rather unfortunate video was released’.
Mefor added that the offenders have been suspended from operations pending investigation and disciplinary action. ‘We have collaborated with the Police to ensure a thorough investigation and complete dispensation of justice. The victim’s medical needs have been attended to, and we have committed to providing all other necessary support’.
The government assured the public, especially corps members serving in the state, not to nurse any fear in collaborating with the state’s security outfits in the prevention and fight against all forms of criminality.
According to the Commissioner, the state remains one of the country’s most hospitable and secure states, as he promised that the government would take all necessary actions to prevent such incidents in the future.
