•Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
The building of the Imo State High Court sitting in Orlu on Saturday was reportedly set on fire by arsonists.
NPO Reports learnt that the attack on the court property led to the destruction of some sensitive documents.
The attack happened days after some gunmen invaded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri.
A candidate of the Labour Party in the state was also killed two days ago.
It was gathered that,the complex which was attacked by some arsonists on Saturday is housing both the High Court and a Magistrates’ Court.
A staff member of the Judiciary who spoke to on a condition of anonymity said all the files in the building were burnt.
The Orlu Branch Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Barnabas Munonye, while confirming the attack described it as “unfortunate”.
According to Munonye, his attention was drawn to the incident by the administrative secretary of the association early Saturday morning.
The spokesman of the Imo State Police Command, Mike Abattam while speaking on the incident, said the police had launched an investigation into the incident.
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The Orlu High Court is close to a security checkpoint as well as the Police Divisional Headquarters.
This is the second time the court will experience such attack.
In 2018, the High Court was set on fire by unknown gunmen.