Hoodlums in their numbers attacked and set ablaze a section of Ezza North Local Government Area headquarters, destroying valuable items and documents worth millions of naira, in the early hours of Monday.
The Chairman of the Council, Ogodo-Ali Nomeh, who confirmed the incident said, the arsonists numbering over 20 persons stormed the area around 1 am and set the store of the Local Government on fire.
However, Nomeh said the arsonists were resisted by the police, who succeeded in inflicting bullet wounds on some of them before they made their escape.
He said; “The fire destroyed new air conditioners bought for the renovation of the Council, some documents and a generating set and some furniture.’’
“We have not arrested anybody now. You know the thing happened in the night and before we came out this morning, they already escaped.’’
“There were so many gunshots. And I think that so many of them were injured. So, we are moving from one hospital to another to check for people that sustained gunshot injuries.’’
“We are not suspecting anybody for now, until we apprehend the suspects. You know the thing happened around 2:00am in the morning.’’
“We are talking with security operatives that had an encounter with the hoodlums.’’