BREAKING: Newly built Rivers LG secretariat burnt down as Wike’s camp loss LG election

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Ikwerre, Rivers state - The newly built council secretariat at Isiokpo in Ikwerre local government area (LGA) of Rivers state was on Monday, October 7, set ablaze.

According to Channels Television, a resident in the area confirmed the incident to Channels Television.

Videos of the arson is currently trending on X (formerly Twitter).

It is the second confirmed secretariat that has been set ablaze on the same day after that of Eleme.

This followed the withdrawal of the police officers securing the 23 council secretariats by the commissioner of police.

The attack comes 48 hours after the controversial 2024 Rivers state local government elections. It also comes as Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) and Governor Sim Fubara remain locked in a political battle.

Efforts by Legit.ng to reach Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the Rivers state police command, for official comments, were unsuccessful.

Watch a video of the arson below:

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Source: Legit.ng