The country home of the immediate past Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was on Friday night raided by unknown gunmen, suspected to be hired assassins, The Nation reports.
The Okorocha residence is located in Ogboko, Ideato South Council Area of Imo State.
The assailants according to a family source, arrived the ex-Governor’s residence at about 2am and overpowered the security guard before gaining entrance into the main building.
The report however had it that no valuable was removed, but Okorocha’s bedroom and other places were thoroughly ransacked, raising suspicion that the invaders maybe hired assassins.
This is coming two days after the Akachi tower, one of the monuments built by the former governor, was demolished allegedly on the orders of the State Government. But the state government insists it has no hand in the demolition.