The video of how suspected bandits burnt the mansion of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma located in his country home of Omuma, Oru East has emerged.
According to information gathered, some of the attackers dressed in black outfits and using face covers to block their identities were seen armed with guns and machetes.
They used car tyres to start the fire.
Apart from setting the house on fire, cars and buses in the compound were also burnt while two security guards on duty were killed.
As earlier reported by Naija News, the armed men stormed the governor’s village in the early hours of Saturday, April 24.
It was also reported that the military has taken over the entire community due to the tension generated by the incident.
The state Commissioner for information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, confirmed the incident.
He also confirmed that two security men at the governor’s house lost their lives during the attack.
Watch the videos of the attack below.
The development comes barely 24 hours after the Imo State Governor on Friday blamed politicians for the rising wave of banditry, kidnapping, and other crimes in many parts of Nigeria.
The Governor added that the criminals are funded by politicians who want to paint the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in a bad light.
He also called on security agencies to expose and publish the names of the politicians behind the various acts of insecurity.
Uzodinma made the call while addressing journalists at the end of a closed-door meeting with the President at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.
Governor Hope Uzodinma's country house (Imo State) was assaulted early this Saturday morning before being set on fire.
A sitting governor's house!
Our help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. 🙏😟pic.twitter.com/qd89s0b5kJ— Queen Fatima (First Lady™) || أميرة المملكة الوسطى (@AmazingEleojo) April 24, 2021
BREAKING: Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State country home set ablaze at his Omuma Community in Oru East Local Government Area. Tribune Online gathered that the hoodlums who set the house on fire came early Saturday morning donning black dresses. Details later pic.twitter.com/NSKBNcI4zm
— Nigerian Tribune (@nigeriantribune) April 24, 2021
