Police Mount Surveillance On Reps Member’s House Burnt By Hoodlums In Anambra

The country home of the member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency of Anambra State in the House of Representatives, Hon Paschal Agbodike, has been burnt by yet-to-be-identified persons.

The state police public relations officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday.

According to him, “The area has been condoned and security operatives have been deployed in the area. There are ongoing surveillance efforts by the operatives.”

THE WHISTLER gathered that the assailants invaded the house located at Ubahi-Mbosi in Ihiala Local Government Area at about 1am on Tuesday.

They shot sporadically before setting the compound ablaze, an eye witness said. It was gathered that although no lives were lost, the house, consisting of five-bedroom duplex with four living rooms and a kitchen, was completely consumed by the inferno.

Our correspondent reports that Agbodike is a former deputy speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly. He has confirmed the incident, but did not say if he was suspecting anybody