Gunmen bomb Imo state High court, file room razed (photos)

Gunmen bomb Imo state High court, file room razed (PHOTOS)

Oguta High Court located in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was on Sunday night, February 12, bombed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) gathered that the gunmen arrived at the court premises at about 11.30pm and destroyed the facility with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

The Magistrate’s court registry, appeal court record office, file room, secretary to the high court judge’s office, office of the high court bailiff and chamber of the high court judge were all razed during the attack.

Confirming the incident, the Sole Administrator of the Oguta LGA, Ofili Ijioma, said that the arson had been reported to security agents.

Confirming the attack, a source said: “Magistrate court registry, Appeal court record office, file room, secretary to the high court judge’s office, office of the high court bailiff were burnt while the chamber of high court judge was partly razed. The whole of the block has cracked and no reasonable human being will ever near the facility.”

This attack came days after unknown gunmen murdered the judge in charge of Ejemekwuru customary court, Nnaemeka Ugboma, while presiding over a court session.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that the judge was shot dead by gunmen who arrived on a motorcycle while he was presiding over a court session.

The attack brought the court session to an end as lawyers, court staff and litigants fled the scene.

“They (gunmen) came into the court, dragged him out and shot him dead and drove off. His corpse was there as people in court fled,” an unnamed source was quoted as saying.

The Chairperson of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ugochukwu Allinor, confirmed the killing of the judge.

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