Gunmen have again razed the country home of the Imo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Cyprian Akaolisa. The house is located at Obibi Awo, Idemili in Orsu Local Government Area the state.

The gunmen had attacked the same community last year to set fire on one of Mr Akaolisa’s houses and that of his aged father.

The commissioner, who confirmed the attacks, said the latest attack was more devastating as the gunmen reduced the houses to rubble.

Mr Akaolisa in a statement on his Facebook wall lamented that the local government has been overun by criminals masquerading as freedom fighters.

His statement reads: “The Igbo are hardworking people who through their years of toils put up structures and leave developmental strides in their communities of origin.

“Through my many years of struggle, I have managed to put a block on another to build a befitting house for my family. My aged father also has a house he built through his sweats.

“Today, the both buildings are in rubbles and ashes – our fellow Igbos burnt them.

“Firstly, last year, these arsonists burnt my country home in Obibi, Awo-Idemili, Orsu LGA of Imo State for no just cause.
This year again, they returned and this time, they perfected the complete burning of even the blocks/bricks.

“And last night, to my utter consternation, they leveled my father’s house. This is a house my father built by himself – the life-toil of an aged man.