Imo: Who’s After Ugochinyere?

Those allegedly after the life of Conference of United Political Party, CUPP spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere appear not ready to back off.

They have struck again.

Thus, barely three weeks after the home of the Imo state born politician was attacked, he has been attacked again, raising serious questions on who, and why they are after him.

On January 14, gunmen in a motorcade attacked Ugochinyere in his Country home Akokwa in the Ideato North LGA of the State, razing his house and over cars. Three people, including his uncle, were also killed during the daylight attack.

“SOS, we are under attack again.My house is under attack by armedmen with explosives and heavy gunfire,” Ugochinyere wrote on Tuesday.

Ugochinyere who is the PDP House of Representatives Candidate for Ideato North and South Federal Constituency, had, after the first attack accused the State Government of sending a killer squad after him.

He said the plan was to stop him from contesting the upcoming election to represent his people in the House of Representatives.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja last week, he urged Imo people to vote out the APC in the forthcoming General Elections in order to put an end to the killings.

Ugochinyere said, “I’m sad, I weep for my people. Imo State and her people have not known peace since Uzodinma became Governor. They have only been hearing stories of killings, arson, kidnapping, invasion. What they never witnessed when the People Democratic Party (PDP) was in power.

“You can imagine, after his aide threatened to harm me if I enter Imo State, days later my House, cars were burnt down, my beloved uncle and other people were brutally murdered. The Governor who’s supposed to be in charge of ensuring the protection of lives and properties of the citizens he governs is busy making baseless accusations.

“Imo State was ranked one of the most peaceful in the country but all that changed after he became governor. The government has made Imo people see their ears with their eyes. Uzodinma unrepentantly seeks to frame and destroy his perceived political foes with it.

“This Governor is a big threat to society and he is evidently unfit to continue in office. Under Uzodinma, the killing of Imo people seems to have become the rule, instead of the exception. And the government is not regretting the killings, but only labouring to justify them,” he said.

The State Government has, however, denied the allegation, saying it has nothing to do with Ugochinyere’s predicament.
Ugochinyere, the Governor Uzodinma-led government further stated, is the architect of his own problem.

Recall that on Saturday, January 14, 2023 in Akokwa, Imo State, a motorcade conveying unknown gunmen invaded Ugochinyere’s private residence and burnt down the building, cars and killed his uncle and three others.

The House of Representative candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Ideato North and Ideato South federal constituency of the State, has vowed to go ahead to contest the election in spite of his challenge insisting that nothing can stop him.