By Celephina Onovo
One of the vehicles destroyed
Another vehicle damaged
Two persons were feared killed and property running into millions of Naira destroyed when unknown gunmen invaded the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Friday.
The unidentified armed men reportedly stormed the court complex earlier in the morning, May 11, and killed two private security officers as they destroyed property with ease worth millions of Naira.
The cause of the attack is yet unknown, but armadanews.com learnt that it was in connection with tomorrow’s local government congress in Rivers.
It was said that there was an attempt by one of the factions led by Senator Magnus Abe to stop the exercise through the court.
But the other faction controlled by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, was said to have resisted the move.
Sources said the attack on the court complex may have been carried out by the group that wants the congress held, and that they may have gone to the court to destroy the materials the Abe-led group had taken to the court to stop the exercise.
At press time, Governor Nyesom wike had gone round the complex to see the extent of damage done to the complex.