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Gunmen, in the early hours of Tuesday, razed the country home of the Imo State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Emeka Okoronkwo.

Also razed is the country home of a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, Imo State University, Owerri, Nnamdi Obiaraeri, who served as Commissioner for Information, Youths and Sports as well as Land and Urban Planning, respectively during the administrations of former governors of the state, Ikedi Ohakim and Rochas Okorocha.

The country home of a retired Director of the Department of Security Service, Emeka Ngwu, was also burnt.

PUNCH Metro learnt that an old woman who was in Ngwu’s house died in the fire.

Two houses belonging to two other prominent sons of the area whose identities are yet to be ascertained by our correspondent were also burnt.

The incident happened at Amagu Ihube community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state.