Suspected gunmen set fire to the Idemili North Local Government Secretariat and a Magistrates’ Court in Ogidi.
According to sources, the arsonists entered the property on Sunday night to carry out the act.
They were said to have set fire to all secretariat files and properties, including the secretariat building.
The entire buildings were reduced to rubble, according to videos and photos of the incident that circulated online.
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Vehicles parked inside the local government secretariat were also burnt to ashes.
Confirming the incident, the state police command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, attributed the incident to unidentified arsonists.
Ikenga said, “Yes, the incident was confirmed, and our men were there to restore normalcy.
“Right now, the fire has been put off, and calm has been restored to the area.”