By Tayo Alabi
The country home of the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma came under attack early hours on Saturday.
The gunmen who invaded the governor’s village house in Omuma in the Oru East Local Government Area of the state in early hours of Saturday killed two security men on duty before torching it, The PUNCH reported.
It was gathered that one of the security men killed was an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
A government house source who pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH that firefighters were battling to stop the fire from spreading to other parts of the building.
The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, confirmed the incident.
“It is true, but the information is not still clear. It is not true that several security men lost their lives. About two security men on duty at the governor’s house were killed. NSCDC personnel was among the security men who lost their lives during the attack” the Commissioner said.
