Corps member flogged by vigilantes on the order of landlord for late rent payment in Edo state is unjust to country serving youths
By Onome Naomi
According to viral video, the corps member was seen with stripes of marks displayed on his back by vigilantes whom upon reports from his landlord pounced on the victim without mercy on 21st May, 2024.
It is said that the corper is serving in Edo State precisely Ora, Owan West Local Govt and was living with the airing landlord who upon late rent from corper had ordered vigilantes to flog him silly.
See excerpts of message shared with the video in display;
This is a youth corper that was assaulted today in Ora,owan west local government Area of Edo state by vigilante. He had issues of rent with the landlady who then invited the vigilante to beat him up. Let’s share this for it to get to the appropriate authority.
Another narration from Joseph, a co corp member who happens to be an eye witness and lives in same building owned by an Ambrose Ali lecturer they refered to as Mama said;
The result of the situation that I witnessed on the 21st of May, evening…
Mama’s daughter visited the house that day with the intention to beat up Olumide or Ayomide.
I’m saying this because I witnessed her strong tone while addressing Olumide for not greeting her loudly, which led her to add more restrictions to how we are to live going forward.
A few moments later, she encountered Ayomide who came in to attend to his laundry and she vehemently asked why Ayomide was mistreating her mother by not paying the rent.
In the cause of explaining to the daughter that, he had talked about the rent with Mama, that it will be paid at the end of May. The lady aggressively pushes Ayomide to the wall and Ayomide fled the area and the lady followed and caught up with him, dragging him and in every way, forcefully hitting Ayomide.
As Mama’s daughter chased Ayomide out of the compound to the road, she returned back to the house and began to pull out all the bags, furniture and clothes in the room, causing hazard to Ayomide’s and Olumide gadgets, foodstuffs and provisions. If Olumide and I did not intervene while she was forcefully tearing things down in the room, we wouldn’t have been able to secure some valuables. Olumide and I got the situation a bit under control by holding and separating the lady from Ayomide.
Few minutes later, some armed personnel appeared and collected Ayomide and unknown to Olumide and I who went straight to the police station with the hope to find Ayomide there but he and the so armed personnel, including the lady were not at the police station. They had taken Ayomide to opposite St. Daniels school where he was been beaten in such a manner and the lady outrightly said out there that Ayomide slapped her which never happened in any form.
At St. Daniels Secondary school where the vigilante were dehumanizing Ayomide. Olumide spoke up to say what has Ayomide done to deserve this kind of beating and immediately the vigilante group collected him and beat him up severely. Also, seizing the Corper, Ayomide ID card and vandalized it.
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Recorded audio calls put through to the head of the vigilante commander in owan West LGA of Edo State shows lack of remorse for their actions towards the NYSC member who is serving his father’s land and should be accorded respect not bullied and dehumanized. There is a public call for the relevant agencies to see to this matter inorder to end the unwelcoming and mistreatment of corpers in service especially in an unfamiliar terrain where they have their primary assignments.
