Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri
Unknown gunmen attacked the house of the Imo State Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Ford Ozumba, in his hometown Umuhu, Okabia community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, with Improvised Explosive Devices, IED, early hours of Friday.
The commissioner confirmed this to Ikengaonline in Owerri, adding that no life was lost but his house was damaged by the explosives.
The commissioner stated: “I am in Owerri, they called me this morning and told me that my house was attacked this morning. They threw explosives on it and it was burnt. Nobody died. But the house was burnt.”
At the time of filing this report, the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Michael Abattam, said officially his office was not aware of the incident.
Ikengaonline gathered that last year the houses of two commissioners were attacked. They are the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, and the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Cyprian Akaolisa.
