Gunmen attacked Senator Patrick Ndubueze of the Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), killing one of his orderlies.
According to a source close to the senator, the gunmen attacked his home early Monday morning, February 12.
The source further stated that, while the senator escaped unscathed, one of the police officers assigned to him was tragically shot.
He 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 lamented.
Senator Patrick Ndubueze is currently serving as an APC senator who won the February 25, 2023, National Assembly elections.
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.