October 11, (THEWILL) – The Executive Chairman of Ezza North Local Government Area, Ebiaji, Hon. Ogodo-Ali Nomeh, has confirmed the attack by unknown gunmen on the council headquarters.
The Chairman said the arsonists, numbering over 20 persons, stormed the area around 1 am and set the local government store on fire.
He said the arsonists were resisted by the police, who succeeded in inflicting bullet wounds on some of them before they escaped.
“The fire destroyed new air conditioners bought for the renovation of the council, some documents and a generating set and some furniture”, he said.
Mr Nomeh said the community vigilante apparatus and security agencies were on the trail of the wounded arsonists.
He expressed confidence that they will soon be arrested to answer for the crime.
When asked if he knew the reason why the attackers stormed and their alleged sponsors, the Chairman said they will be unearthed at the end of the investigation by security agencies.
According to him, security had been beefed up at the council area to forestall a repeat of such an incident.
“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 now until we apprehend the suspects. You know the thing happened around 2:00 am in the night.
“We are talking with security operatives that had encounters with the hoodlums”, he stressed.
It was gathered that a section of a building in the council headquarters was set ablaze during the attack, even as property and other valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed.
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