By Tunji Adedeji Some residents of the Amuro autonomous community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State have reportedly fled ...
By Tunji Adedeji
Some residents of the Amuro autonomous community in Okigwe
Local Government Area of Imo State have reportedly fled their houses due to
frequent gunmen attacks.
DAILYPOST gathered that there had been widespread panic in
the area as a result of the daily reports of attacks.
The wife of Ugoeze Umugborogu, the traditional head of the
community, was abducted by gunmen on Wednesday.
Along with abducting the monarch’s wife, the raging gunmen
also set fire to the Amuro ward country mansions of the All Progressives
Congress and Labour Party chairs.
The assailants lit the houses on fire as soon as they
arrived at the premises, according to a community source who asked to remain
anonymous.
Narrating the development, he said, “After taking the woman
hostage, they destroyed Ifediora Umegboroagu’s home, the head of the Labour
Party in the Amuro district. When they struck, the guy and his family were
gone.
“The APC chairman’s home in the ward was also completely
destroyed. It’s getting out of control now. The government ought to step in and
help us.
“The Okigwe Local Government Area has recently developed as
a hub for criminal activity.”
Recall that five homes, including those of Emeka Okoronkwo,
the state Commissioner for Youths and Sports; Nnamdi Obiaraeri, a former Dean
of the Law School at Imo State University; Nnaemeka Ngwu, a retired Director of
the State Security Service; and two others were destroyed by gunmen just on Tuesday
in the Amagu Ihube community of the Okigwe LGA.
Obiaraeri, a Labour Party candidate for the Okigwe LGA House
of Assembly, and Okey Unam, the Director-General of the Labour Party’s
candidate for the Okigwe North House of Representatives election, had their
country homes destroyed by gunmen last week.
The people of the community are appealing to the state
government and security operatives for assistance on the problem of insecurity
in the areas.
Henry Okoye, the spokesman of the police command in the
state, told our correspondent that he hadn’t yet received a briefing on the
most recent occurrences.
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