A significant section of the Eleme local government area secretariat in Rivers state has been rocked by an explosion and inferno.
the newly elected chairman of the local government, brain Gokpa reported the incident to newsmen when himself and councillors as well as supporters, arrived at the secretariat only to discover that some buildings in the complex were on fire.
this is coming just a day after the winners of the controversial Rivers local government elections, the action peoples party, app were sworn in.
similarly, the newly built council secretariat at Isiokpo in the Ikwerre local government area has been set ablaze.
a resident in the area confirmed the incident, even as videos circulating on social media show the administrative building on fire.
the two fire incidences in coming after operatives of the Nigerian police force withdrew after an earlier deployment to seal off the 23 local government areas of Rivers state.
