IMO BOILS: Gov’s house bombed, IPoB Cmdr, members killed
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Police, Civil Defence, Fire Service operatives also dead
Aggrieved politicians responsible State govt
’15 people carried out attack with petrol bomb’
Four policemen, soldier injured
By Evelyn Usman & Chinonso Alozie, Owerri
Less than one month after Owerri Correctional Centre and headquarters of Imo State Police Command were attacked, the country home of Governor Hope Uzodinma was bombed yesterday.
The incident, which happened at 8:15 am at his village, Omuma, in Oru East Local Government Area, resulted in the death of four security operatives.
Same day, the Commander of Eastern Security Network (ESN), an outfit facilitated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), and six members of the outfit were killed during a shootout with security forces in the state.
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Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday, sealed two private guard companies in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State.
The development was contained in a press statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the state command, Mr Okadigbo Edwin.
According to the PRO, the action was in line with the NSCDC Amended Act 2007 empowering it to regulate, monitor and supervise the operation of Private Guard Companies.
The offices of GLOBE 999 Security LTD located at No 49 Ugwunabankpa Road Onitsha and USBEST Security, LTD located at No.35 Onitsha Owerri Road Onitsha both in Anambra State according to Edwin were sealed for breaching code of conduct governing the operation of Private Guard Companies and for operating without a valid license.