Canice Nwachukwu, sometimes known as Omeogo, is a congressman who represents the Orlu/Oru East/Orsu Federal Constituency in Imo State in the House of Representatives. His country home was burned down by suspected arsonists.
According to information obtained by City Round, the politician’s home was burned on Thursday morning, just a few hours before the start of the two-day South-East summit on economy and security, which was held in Owerri and was attended by the five governors from the area.
A source disclosed that the politician was not home when the suspects committed the arson on arrival at the federal lawmaker’s village at Abara in Amanator Okporo community in Orlu Local Government Area.
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“The men came with explosives metals and fuel. Before setting the house on fire, they looted some properties. They equally made video footage of the compound and the domestic staff.
“While making the videos, they threatened to mastermind more terrors. They came with guns, and explosives like locally made bombs and dynamites. The staff luckily escaped before they set the building on fire,” the source said.
When contacted, the state spokesperson for the police, Henry Okoye, said it had commenced an investigation into the case.
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