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JUST IN(Anambra): Gunmen Attack Idemili North LGA, Burns Secretariat Down |SEE PHOTOS

Afnews Editor

May 16, 2022

Suspected arsonists have burnt down Idemili North Local Government secretariat in Ogidi and a Magistrate Court in the area.

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Sources said the arsonists entered the premises on Sunday night to perpetuate the act, burning down all files, properties in the secretariat, including the secretariat building.

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Videos and pictures circulating online showed that the entire buildings were reduced to rubbles, while vehicles parked inside the Local Government secretariat were also burnt to ashes.

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The State Police Command has also confirmed the development, attributing it to unidentified arsonists.

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DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of the State Police Command said: "Yes, the incident was confirmed, and our men were there to restore normalcy.

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"Right now, the fire has been put off, and calm has been restored to the area," Ikenga .

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