BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Gov. Uzodinma’s Home, Kill 8
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BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Gov. Uzodinma’s Home, Kill 8
By Alabidun Shuaib Abdulrahman
Unknown gunmen have reportedly razed the country home of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at Omuma in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to reports, the gunmen were said to have come through the Oguta axis of the State at midnight, killing two yet-to-be identified security men at Oguta junction before proceeding to the governor’s house at Omuma.
It was further disclosed that the gunmen ripped off the governor’s gate with the aide of a rocket launcher before setting the house on fire.
Meanwhile, six policemen on guard at the governor’s residence were said to have been killed by the gunmen forthwith the attack.
It was gathered that one of the security men killed was an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
According to a source, who pleaded anonymity, cars parked inside the compound and part of the building were torched.
