Federal High Court Abakaliki, Ebonyi State came under attack by unknown gunmen who shot sporadically into the air and thereafter set the building ablaze. 

The attack was carried out on Tuesday by hoodlums using petrol bombs, according to an eye witness who spoke to our correspondent (name withheld) the perpetrators of the barbaric act used explosives made of petrol causing a heavy inferno. 

Firefighters from the state fire service were said to have later mobilized to the scene to put out the fire before it could cause more damage.

No casualty was recorded in the attack which destroyed court records in the library.

The police spokesperson in the state, Loveth Odah, while confirming the incident said the attackers came in their large numbers to carry out the attack.

Recall that most states in the South-east and South-south have been grappling with severe security challenges and countless attacks on security agencies and government properties.