The head office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abia state has been set ablaze by unknown gunmen.
The head office, located at Amaekpu Ohafia LGA of the state, was attacked on Tuesday, Although there are no reported casualties.
The development is coming days after gunmen set an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in the state on fire.
The police said they have commenced a full probe into the incident, promising to arrest those involve in the wicked act.
“The people in the neighbourhood said the attack was carried out by unknown miscreants,” Godfrey Ogbonna, Abia police spokesman, said on Tuesday.
There was no casualty because security men guarding the office ran into the 14 Army Brigade barracks for safety, when the attackers arrived at the place.”
Government-owned buildings in the south-east have been targeted by gunmen in recent times.
Police stations, checkpoints and prison facilities are some of the buildings that have been attacked across the southern region over the past weeks, leading to the killing of several security operatives.
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