Gunmen on Thursday, March 31, set ablaze the Secretariat of Nnewi South local government area in Ukpor Anambra, killing one citizen.

The disturbing news was confirmed by the spokesman of the police in the state, Ikenga Tochukwu, who, however, stated that he cannot ascertain the number of casualties at the moment, The Nation reports.

But Tochukwu noted that officers have been deployed to the area while men of the State Fire Service were already at the scene to put out the inferno.

Added to this, the spokesman said the commissioner of police in the state has visited the scene to have a first-hand assessment of the place.