A part of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat in Rivers State has been gutted by fire.
The development was revealed by former Ambassador Oji Ngofa, who disclosed that the newly elected chairman Brain Gokpa arrived at the secretariat in the company of his councillors and supporters to discover that some of the buildings had been set ablaze.
As of the time of filing this report, the police are yet to speak on the incident and no arrests have been made.
According to reports, there is tension over a potential outbreak of violence in some councils in Rivers State.
The fire outbreak comes on the heels of the victory of the Action Peoples Party (APP) in the Rivers Local Government Elections.
Details later…