Rivers: Eleme LG secretariat set ablaze

A section of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat in Rivers State has been set ablaze.

Channels Television reports that the newly elected chairman, Brain Gokpa, came to the LG secretariat accompanied by his councillors and supporters but discovered that some buildings in the complex had been set ablaze. The report cited a phone conversation with former Ambassador Oji Ngofa who hails from Eleme.

According to the report, there is a palpable fear of a potential outbreak of violence in some LGAs of the state