Suspected gunmen have set ablaze the Idemili North Local Government Secretariat in Ogidi and a Magistrates’ court in Anambra state, South East Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that the arsonists entered the premises on Sunday night to carry out the act.
They were said to burn down all files, properties in the secretariat, including the secretariat building.
Vehicles parked inside the local government secretariat were also burnt to ashes.
The state police command’s spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident 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.”
