The country home of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, in Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area of the State has been set ablaze by gunmen.
The gunmen struck in the early hours of Saturday dressed in black attire.
No less than two persons have been reported dead in the aftermath of the attack.
One of the bodies of those killed was seen in front of the building.
The attack came less than 24 hours after Uzodinma met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, blaming politicians for the insecurity in the country.