Gunmen at the weekend invaded the residence of the spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Ugochinyere, at Akokwa in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to a source from the area, the gunmen who came in large numbers were confronted in a fierce gun duel with Ugochinyeren’s police orderlies, preventing them from getting at him.
But, his uncle living close to him was said to have been killed during the melee and two others yet to be identified butchered to death.
Also, the gunmen were said to have set some houses around his residence on fire including vehicles.
The CUPP spokesperson, who is also the House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State for the 2023 in a viral social media outlet confirmed the killing of his uncle and the razing of houses in the area by the gunmen.
His Save Our Soul message, titled: “EMERGENCY ALERT!,” was backed with several videos and photographs of the scene of attack.
It read: “This is to notify the general public that this may be my last acts as a human as my house in Umukegwu Akokwa is under heavy attack currently.
“As I pen this, all the cars in my house have been set ablaze and there is heavy shooting for the past 25 mins.
“Painfully, as I speak to you, I saw them kill my father’s younger brother, Uncle Dan.
“I pray and call for urgent help from anybody who can help.
“The attackers are shooting at every one in the house and this is an urgent cry for help.”