Breaking News:Rivers High Court on fire

The Rivers State High Court at Degema, Degema Local Government Area has been destroyed by fire barely 48hrs after the National judicial workers called of their nationwide strike.
The fire was said to have started in the early hours of this morning, Monday, February 2, at about 4am, Punch reports.Almost all parts of the building were destroyed in the fire, though no lives were lost. The cause of the inferno is yet to be confirmed.
However, after the early morning fire at the High Court building in Degema, the High Court branches in Isiokpo, Ahaoda and Port Harcourt were attacked with dynamite, destroying some sections of the courts.
According to a Daily Post report, the Rivers State Police Command confirmed there had been attacks on four of the five High Courts in the state.
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According to a statement signed by its PPRO, Ahmad Mohammad, the attacks were carried out by yet to be identified assailants.

The statement reads: “The Rivers State Police Command wishes to confirm that in the early hours of Monday, 02/02/2015, coordinated attacks were launched on judiciary court premises at Degema, Isiokpo and Port Harcourt with explosive devices suspected to be dynamite by unidentified and unpatriotic assailants.
“Minimal damages were recorded in Port Harcourt and Isiokpo scenes without affecting the court building and documents, while at Degema, the court building was razed down and documents burnt. No lives were lost.

“Areas are now under Police control while Police Bomb Disposal Unit has commenced discreet investigation in earnest.

“It took the instant efforts of Policemen, particularly at Isiokpo and Port Harcourt to extinguish the fire resulting from the explosions and stopped it from spreading beyond the point of impact.”

The police added that investigations were underway to arrest the perpetrators of the attack, while also calling for members of the public to assist the police with useful information.