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Last Updated: Monday, October 25th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Councillor�s house torched in Imo By Ben Duru Correspondent, Owerri The police in Imo State have sworn to apprehend the thugs that torched the house of a councillor at Isiala Mbano area during weekend�s bye-election to pick a replacement for the late House of Representatives member, Maurice Ibekwe (Okigwe North). Eyewitnesses said the councillor on the platform of the People�s Democratic Party (PDP) was said to be busy trying to ensure victory for his party when people suspected to be thugs invaded his residence, over powered his family and torched the house. Property said to be worth thousands of naira were destroyed in the inferno, apart from those looted by the rampaging thugs who threatened to kill anyone that tried to stop them. At the arrival of the police, the thugs reportedly fled and they have vowed to comb the area with a view to finding the culprits. It was gathered that the councillor represents the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who is from the same ward as the senator representing Okigwe zone. Speaking with journalists after going to see the burnt house, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume decried the resort to the use of thugs that ought to have become a thing of the past in Nigerian elections. He said his decision to back the candidate of the PDP was because the party has done so much for the zone and that it would be suicidal to vote in another party. He said, �The PDP government at the federal level has done so much for the zone. We have several road projects that would be completed before the end of this year. We also have the regional water scheme which Mr. President would commission anytime he comes to Imo State.� Meanwhile, the PDP candidate for the election, Mike Ohia polled a total of 112,247 votes to defeat his APGA candidate, Godson Offoaro who got 5,712 votes. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Moses Ogbe said the election was free and fair and without any incident known to him. Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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