Insecurity
Gunmen Killed Orderly, As Imo Senator Narrowly Escapes Death
Our security agencies are not doing enough to combat crimes in the state.
Owerri, Imo State– Gunmen on Monday attacked the Senator representing Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), Senator Patrick Ndubueze, killed one of his orderlies.
Senator Patrick Ndubueze who currently serving as an APC senator won the February 25, 2023, National Assembly elections.
It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the senator’s residence, while the senator managed to escape unharmed, one of the policemen assigned to him was fatally shot.
An eyewitness said: ‘’The news of Senator Patrick Ndubueze being attacked is true. They stormed his residence at Umualumoke and killed a policeman working for him. They invaded his house and one of his policemen was gunned down in the process.
“It could be the same set of hoodlums that also ambushed the Correctional Service in Okigwe and set prisoners free after killing a police inspector and abducting the officer in charge of the centre.
“Okigwe has become a war zone where no one is saved. We are living in total fear. Most of our youths have run away for fear of being killed. Our security agencies are not doing enough to combat crimes in the state. Yet, there are so many of them (security men) in this area,” he said
While confirming the incident, the Imo state police command spokesman, Henry Okoye, said the state commissioner of police, Aboki Danjuma has set up a tactical team to go after the attackers.
