Hoodlums set court ablaze in Ebonyi

 Hoodlums set court ablaze in Ebonyi

By Dayo Badmus, 

Suspected hoodlums have burnt some parts of the Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital.

Two security guards sustained injuries in the attack which happened in the early hours of Tuesday.

The hoodlums Reportedly scaled the court perimeter fence before carrying out the attack.

They reportedly used petrol bomb to perpetrate the act.

The court library was affected while the security post was badly damaged.

The State Police Spokesman, DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident.

Odah said the hoodlums came in a large number.

She, however, said fire fighters intervened and put out the fire.

“Hoodlums came in their large number and set a section of the court ablaze, but fire fighters promptly came and quenched the fire, “she said.

The attack has caused panic and forced the state operatives to be on alert.

There is currently a campaign of violence against government establishments in the South-East

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