Anastasia Okechukwu Reporting
Tension has gripped the residents of Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State after armed hoodlums razed the country home of the candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) for Imo State House of Assembly, Ifeanyi Ozoemena.
The Candidate confirmed this while speaking with PUNCH news. He said that his house and that of his father in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state were razed by the gunmen on Tuesday.
“They struck around 2pm, set the houses on fire and supervised the burning. The two houses and the properties got destroyed in the attack. They operated unchallenged. I am distraught. This is unfortunate.
“I call on the commissioner of police to intervene. I am grateful that no life was lost. My aged parents were not around when they struck.”