Some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums
numbering over 15 have attacked the Imo State Magistrates’ Court in
Orlu, by setting it ablaze......
Our correspondent gathered that the fire destroyed all the documents in the court’s documents section before it was quenched.
The magistrates’ court shares the same premises with the state high court in Orlu.
A staff member of the court, who refused
to disclose his identity, told journalists that the hoodlums fled
after setting a section of the court ablaze.
He said the security men attached to the
court premises were attracted by the outbreak and on coming close, saw
the youths running away.
He added that nobody was in court when the hoodlums struck.
The court worker said he was not aware of any incident in the court that could have instigated the attack.
“This court treats cases like every
other court in the Orlu high court. There is no development in the past
suggesting the attack. Police investigation will reveal the reason for
the arson,” the official said.
Journalists were not allowed to take photographs of the attacked court.
The police spokesman in the state,
Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a
telephone conversation, said it was a case of suspected arson.
Enwerem, who said the Commissioner of
Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, had mandated the Area Commander in charge of
Orlu zone to commence full investigation into the matter, said only the
section housing the court’s documents was affected.
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