Unknown gunmen on Tuesday burnt an elderly woman to death at Amagu Ihube community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
The woman was burnt when the gunmen razed down several homes, including that of Emeka Okoronkwo, the Imo State commissioner for youths and sports.
Also burnt is the country home of Nnamdi Obiaraeri, the former Dean of the Law Faculty of the Imo State University, Owerri, who served as Commissioner for information, youth and sports and land and urban planning, respectively, during the administrations of former governors, Ikedi Ohakim and Rochas Okorocha.
Affected also, is the country home of a retired Director of the Department of State Services, Emeka Ngwu.
The elderly woman was reportedly caught in Ngwu’s house by the raging inferno.
Confirming the attack to the newsmen on Tuesday, The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, stated that the police had launched an investigation into the incident, adding that no arrest had yet been made.
Ihube has recently become the hotbed of criminal activities.
Women have remained the most endangered specie, in Nigeria as far as the issue of insecurity is concerned, this is yet another case of where the system have failed women.
This is a call on the relevant authorities to ensure that the culprits of this evil act are severely punished and should not be swept under the carpet,
The 2023 general elections is by the corner, the security of life and properties should not be jeopardized.