Alleged assassination: Gunmen raid Okorocha’s home

Unknown gunmen, suspected to be hired assassins, on Friday night, raided the country home of the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha in Ogboko, Ideato South Council Area of Imo State.

The assailants according to a family source, arrived the governor’s residence at about 2 am and overpowered the security before gaining entrance into the main building.

The source who pleaded anonymity added that no valuable was removed but the former governor’s bedroom and other places were thoroughly ransacked, raising suspicion that the invaders maybe hired assassins.

Meanwhile, another set of armed men suspected to be Government officials, stormed a radio station, the Reach FM, believed to be owned by the governor and ordered them to pull down the structure housing the station.

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This comes two days after the Akachi tower, one of the monuments built by the former governor was demolished on the alleged orders of the State Government.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, a Superintendent of Police, said that he was yet to be officially briefed about the invasion of the governor’s home.