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JUST IN: Police speaks on bombing of Prof Obiozor’s house

The police in Imo State has said that there was no casualty in Saturday morning’s bombing of the country-home of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, at Awo-Omanma in Oru East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

POLITICS NIGERIA had reported that some armed men stormed the Igbo leader’s residence in the wee hours of today and destroyed it, using Improvised Explosives Devices (IED) and petrol bombs.

Obiozor was not at home when the hoodlums struck.

This newspaper also learnt that Obiozor’s brother’s house were also set ablaze.

Speaking on the incident, the spokesperson for the Police in the state, Micheal Abattam, said police are on the trail of those behind the attack.

“The attack on Prof George Obiozor’s country home in the Oru East Local Government Area is confirmed. There was no casualty. Investigation has commenced, immediately,” Abattam said.

Obiozor is a diplomat and a one-time Nigerian Ambassador to the United States.

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