Gunmen kidnapped Ugoeze Umugborogu, the wife of the traditional ruler of Amuro autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
The incident which occurred on Wednesday also saw the gunmen raze the country homes of the chairmen of the All Progressives Congress and the Labour Party in Amuro ward.
According to PUNCH, a source who doesn’t want to be mentioned said that the attackers set the houses ablaze as soon as they arrived at the compounds.
The source said ” Ugoeze Umugborogu, the wife of the late king of Amuro autonomous community, has been kidnapped.
“After kidnapping the woman, they went to the house of the Labour Party chairman in Amuro ward, Ifediora Umegboroagu and razed it. The man and his family were away when they struck.
“They equally razed the house of the APC chairman in the ward. This is going out of hand. The government should come to our rescue.”
Okigwe LGA has in the last few months become a hotbed for criminal activities.
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that on Tuesday gunmen razed five houses in Amagu Ihube community in Okigwe LGA which included the houses of the state commissioner for youths and sports, Emeka Okoronkwo, a former Dean of the Law Faculty of the Imo State University, Nnamdi Obiaraeri, a retired Director of State Security Service, Nnaemeka Ngwu and two others.
Gunmen had last week razed the country homes of the Labour Party House of Assembly candidate for Okigwe LGA, Nnaemeka Obiaraeri and that of the Director General of the candidate of the Labour Party Okigwe North House of Representatives election, Okey Unam.
The state police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said he had yet to be briefed on the latest incidents.
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