The residence of the Chairperson of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Osisioma Police Division, Chief Amanna Nwaogu was reportedly destroyed by arsonists.
The attack, which was reportedly carried out by more than 20 armed men, created tensions in Abayi Ogbuligba, in the Aitolu Autonomous community in the Osisioma Ngwa area of Abia State.
Gunmen stormed the PCRC chairman's home at 12:34 am and worked until 3:47 am.
After Chief Nwaogu fled, the gunmen, who felt he was hiding somewhere in his house, decided to burn it.
In addition to burning down his house, the men who set fire to his family at gunpoint also set fire to a Nwaogu’s SUV parked in the compound.
The Nation reported that although no family member was injured, the victims were said to be waiting to make sure the building was on fire.
The newspaper reported that arsonists broke into his house after breaking down a metal door with an ax.
He said he had lost money and property during the attack, and urged Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and community activists to help the family, who had been left homeless.
Nwaogu said;
“I heard a knock on my door at 12:34 in the morning, and the explosion woke us up. They later broke into my house after breaking down a metal door with an ax.
“They searched the house for me and after an hour I could not find them.
“Four of them pointed guns at my children and my wife so that they would not try to rescue me.
“They are always on the lookout for any unsaved people in the area.
“Outside the building they set fire to my Jeep and a new tricycle parked in a compound.
“They arrived at 12:34 in the morning and left at 3:17 in the morning believing that they had completed their plans.
“The gunmen stole everything. They took my phone and other important things they could lay their hands on.
“As they were leaving, another brother rushed to the scene and called the RRS (Rapid Response Squad) and took me to a place where I could flee to safety when my house was besieged.
“According to my wife, I was giving the police false information.
“The gunmen were dressed in black and had red robes on their heads. They told my wife while they were away that I was working for the Nigerian police and other security agencies.
“That after the fire turned to ashes, in the next world, I would not agree to work with the police.
“God knows I have never used my position as chairman of the PCRC or Vigilante faction coordinator to anyone.
"Instead, I have been affirming the good relations between the Osisioma Ngwa communities and the security services and I can tell you that the reason I did not die was because I had never used my position with anyone; my hands are clean. What they want to do is make sure I burn down the house.
“At the moment I have no place to live as we have lost our home and belongings. Apart from the clothes my family and I were sleeping in, nothing came out of the house because they (burned) made sure that everything and everything in the house was on fire.
“The loss is devastating and the pain is huge for me and my family.
“We do not have a roof over our head. We plead with the well-meaning sons and daughters of Osisioma and other people of low spirits to help us. ”
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