Hoodlum Attack NYSC Camp In Delta State

Some rampaging armed hoodlums in Asaba and its environs in Delta State in the early hoursof yesterday attacked corps members in their private residence behind Mao Mau Hostels, off Ibori Gold Course road, Awai Asaba Quarters.

The notorious hoodlums allegedly r*ped two of the female corps members before carting away their valuables, including money.

A neighbour in the compound, Kate Okafor said the armed guys jumped into the premises through the fence and made straight to the corps members’ apartment who unsuspectingly were operating their small generating set during the period.

It was gathered that the guys intercepted the generator’s power supply and the corps members wanted to know what wen were responsible; unfortunatet wrong.

Adachukwu (surname withheld) who opened the door was at gun point pushed to the ground and in a “Commando-like style” was ordered into the room where the bad guys ransacked their property and allegedly pummeled them.

The two victims, Adachukwu and Chioma (surname withheld) are graduates of Abia State Polytechnic, posted to Asaba for their youth service.

While the operation lasted, other occupants of the compound including three other corps members were allegedly subjected to facing the ground at gun point and were also ordered to surrender their valuables to the hoodlums.

One of the male occupants, Simon (surname withheld) said he escaped and invited the police through his phone, adding that it was the first ever attack on them in the compound since he moved to the house about a year ago.

The ladies, Adachukwu and Chioma, said: “we were r*ped by the hoodlums after they gained entrance to our room when I tried to know what was wrong with our generating set, they took away our phones, TV Plasma, and Cash of N12, 000”.

Police say they are on top of the situation, promising the get the fleeing armed hoodlums.