Updated: Gunmen kill two cops, bomb police station, Ohanaeze president’s home in Imo

Two policemen were killed when armed men in the early hours of Saturday bombed the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.

The home of George Obiozor, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, was also set ablaze.
The attacks came a few hours after the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of zone 9, Umuahia, Isaac Akinmoyede, left the state after a one-day working visit.
It also happened a few days after two warders who were part of a Joint Security Task Force were killed when gunmen attacked their patrol vehicle in Okigwe.
It was gathered that the gunmen had on arrival blocked the roads leading in and out of the station division, including the one close to the local government headquarters.
They thereafter launched the attack on the station by throwing Improvised electronic devices into the buildings.
It was further gathered that after setting the station on fire, they waited to attack officers who ran out for safety.
An eyewitness said the two policemen, unfortunately, ran into the rain of bullets.
Their names were given simply as Ifeanyi and Iyke.
They were said to be undergraduates of the Imo State University, Owerri.

The home of George Obiozor, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, was also set ablaze.

In a video circulating online, Obiozor’s house and that of his brother can be seen going up in flames.

Activities of hoodlums armed with guns in Imo have led to the destruction of public property and houses of prominent individuals in the state.

A community leader, James Njoku, was quoted as saying, “Unidentified gunmen in the early hours of today burnt residence of Ohanaeze Ndigbo President, George Obiozor.

“This is happening barely four days after governor Hope Uzodinma claimed to have addressed Imo’s security challenges, the security situation in Imo state is getting out of hand.”

The state police command is yet to speak on the incident.