Obiozor is the President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo
By Emma Ogbuehi
Unknown gunmen have set the country home of Prof. George Obiozor ablaze.
Obiozor is the President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and former Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States of America and Israel.
Prof Obiozor hails from Awo-Omama in Oru East local government area of Imo State.
Awo-omama is a neighbouring community to Omuma where Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, hails from.
The governor’s country home was also set ablaze sometime last year by unknown gunmen.
Houses of prominent Imo people, including traditional rulers, have been burnt down in recent times as insecurity spikes in the Igbo heartland.
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It is not yet clear those behind the arson and the motive.
But TheNiche gathered that they struck in the early hours of today.
Prof Obiozor, TheNiche learnt, was not in the house as at the time of the attack.
Obiozor has been abroad on medical vacation for sometime now but some sources say he has come back and is in Enugu.
Meanwhile, Sen. Orji Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, has condemned the attack on the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
Kalu in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, described the act as evil, cruel and wicked.
He called on appropriate authorities to investigate the ugly incident in a bid to bring the perpetrators to book.
The former Governor of Abia stressed that the statesman is a peace-loving Nigerian, who has consistently sustained his good character in view of his personal attributes and commitment to nation-building.
Kalu faulted the attackers for what he described as uncivilized action, adding that violence and social vices were detrimental to the growth and progress of the society.
