On Saturday, bandits attacked the Imo State High Court in the state’s Orlu Local Government Area.
Additionally, it was said that the thugs set fire to private papers within the courthouse building that housed both the high court and a magistrates court.
With this development, the court will be burned for the second time. The high court was destroyed in 2018 and was burned down once more on Saturday by unknown perpetrators.
“All the sensitive files in the building were burnt”, a court administrative assistant who requested anonymity said.
Barnabas Munonye, the chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Orlu Branch, verified the situation and called it “unfortunate.”
He said that the association’s administrative secretary had brought the matter to his knowledge early on Saturday.
CSP Mike Abattam, the Imo State Police Command’s spokesperson, also verified the occurrence and added that the police had opened an inquiry.
A few days before, gunmen had also targeted the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Owerri headquarters.
