Some hoodlums on Monday invaded the Chief Magistratesβ Court in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The men reportedly carted away valuable documents and an undisclosed sum of money from the court.
Punch Metro gathered that the building, which also houses the Office of the State Library Board, Office of the Delta State Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, and Office of the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, was attacked in the wee hours of Monday.
A source said four armed men were responsible for the attack.
He said, βThe security guard attached to the High Court was beaten to a coma by the hoodlums. Vital documents and money were stolen from the chief magistratesβ court.β
A court worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, urged the state government to post security men to the complex.
βThe same thing happened sometime ago when an office was set ablaze and valuable items were destroyed, and today (Monday) again, unknown persons invaded the building,β he added.
