December 17, (THEWILL) –A State High Court at the Orlu Council Area of Imo State has been attacked and razed by some suspected arsonists.
THEWILL gathered that the complex housing both the magistrates’ and high court as well as all the files got burnt.
One of the judiciary workers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity condemned the action, adding that the incident has crippled legal activities in Orlu judicial division as case files were burnt.
The Orlu branch chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Barnabas Munonye, confirmed the incident.
Munonye, who condemned the attack, said his attention was drawn to it by the Administrative Secretary of the NBA, adding that the incident occurred on Saturday morning.
The spokesperson for the State Police Command, CSP Mike Abattam, also confirmed the arson, adding that the police had launched an investigation into the incident
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