Gunmen Set Ablaze Imo High Court, Destroy Files

suspected Gunmen on Saturday set ablaze the building of Imo State high court in Orlu, reportedly burning part of the structure housing sensitive documents.

This is happening a few days after the INEC headquarters in Owerri the capital of Imo State was attacked.

It was gathered that the complex housing both the Magistrate Court and the High Court as well as all the files got burnt.

One of the Judiciary workers who met at the scene gave her name Mrs Igwe condemned the action pointing out that the incident automatically crippled legal practice in Orlu as the Lawyers would have no court to do their matters.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident occurred very close to an army checkpoint.

The Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer CSP Michael Abattam confirmed the incident to Nigerian Tribune in Owerri Saturday.

When contacted by the Nigerian Bar Association, Orlu branch, Barr. Barnabas Munonye also confirmed the incident to Nigerian Tribune in Owerri Saturday.

He said that before the incident he received a call from the Registrar and the administrative secretary of NBA Orlu about the presence of unknown faces and unusual movement of people.

Munonye said that at that time there was nothing they could do than to believe that nothing would happen.

He said that in the early hours of this morning, he received a call that the Orlu High Court has being burnt down.
The NBA chairman said that already they have made entries about the incident to the police for action.