Some suspected sponsored thugs have set sections of Eleme local government secretariats in Rivers state on fire.
This comes barely hours after Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel from the secretariats of the 23 LGAs of the state.
In a video released by Chude, an X user in the footage shows the secretariats being engulfed in flames, with several offices within the complex getting burnt.
The incident has sparked concerns over rising insecurity in the region, following the controversial withdrawal of law enforcement.
Parallelfacts earlier reported that Fubara while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, said there were plans to perpetrate violence against the elected officials on Monday.
“I’m aware that they are mobilising 20 people per unit to go and confront you tomorrow when you resume in your local government headquarters,” Fubara said.
“Please if they are coming with violence, avoid them.
“The peace of this state is too important to us. Everybody knows what they are planning but please I want to beg everyone to follow my approach.
“At the right time, you will always win if you are patient and calculative. We have made our promises to our people. We are going to lead them to the promised land.”
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