Some gunmen reportedly attacked the Imo State High Court in the Orlu Local Government Area of the state and destroyed important documents in the court complex housing both the high court and a magistrates’ court.
This incident happened on Saturday.According to one of the clerical workers of the court, who spoke under anonymity said “All the sensitive files in the building were burnt.”
Speaking on the development, Orlu Branch Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Barnabas Munonye, confirmed the incident, describing it as “unfortunate”.He said that his attention was drawn to the incident by the administrative secretary of the association early Saturday morning.The spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, CSP Mike Abattam, also confirmed the incident, adding that the police had launched an investigation into the incident. 
This comes barely few days ago that gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Owerri. In 2018, the high court was also razed and the court was torched by assailants.
