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BREAKING: Unknown Gunmen set ablaze Ebonyi council headquarters

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Some unknown gunmen, numbering over 20, on Monday morning set ablaze a section of Ezza North Local Government Area (LGA) headquarters in Ebonyi State.

THE PUBLISHER NIGERIA learned that valuable items and documents worth millions were destroyed during the criminal act.

he Chairman of the local government, Ogodo Ali Nomeh confirmed the incident to the press.

He said the arsonists stormed the area around 1am and proceeded to set ablaze the store of the local government.

The LG boss explained that the arsonists were however resisted by police personnel who succeeded in inflicting bullet wounds on some of them before they fled.

“The fire destroyed new air conditioners bought for the renovation of the council, some documents and a generating set and some furniture,” Nomeh said.

See some photos from the attack below: