{"id":64682,"date":"2022-12-19T14:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T13:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/?p=64682"},"modified":"2022-12-19T14:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T13:49:34","slug":"gunmen-set-ablaze-magistrate-court-in-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynews24.ng\/gunmen-set-ablaze-magistrate-court-in-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen set ablaze Magistrate Court in Imo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gunmen on Sunday set ablaze a section of the magistrate\u2019s court in Owerri, the Imo State capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This came barely 24 hours after a building at the Imo State High Court in Orlu was burnt by hoodlums.<\/a><\/p>\n

The magistrate\u2019s court is located within the premises of the high court.<\/p>\n

A source said that the suspects came with explosives and targeted a section of the building within the compound.<\/p>\n

It was learnt that sensitive court materials and documents were burnt.<\/p>\n

Daily Trust reports from the scene on Sunday that smoke was still coming from the building.<\/p>\n

The police spokesman in the state, Mike Abattam, confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n

He said the command had begun an investigation with a view to arresting the culprits.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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