The gunmen who invaded the governor’s village house in Omuma in the Oru East Local Government Area of the state in early hours of Saturday killed two security men on duty before torching it.
Our correspondent’s investigation revealed that one of the security men killed was an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
According to a village source who pleaded anonymity, cars parked at the compound and part of the building were affected by the fire.
According to the source, the security men on duty repelled the gunmen, leading to the death of the two cops.
An unconfirmed news also has it that the gunmen killed two other security men at Oguta-Mgbidi Junction, a road that leads to the governor’s country home.
