Fire razes INEC office in Ebonyi

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) office in Izzi Local Government Area, Ebonyi State was on Sunday set ablaze by supposed hoodlums.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Sunday.

The incident which occurred around 10 am left the main building and all the movable and immovable items inside it burnt.

He said the Resident Electoral Commissioner REC for Ebonyi State, Mrs. Onyeka Pauline Ugochi, reported that the commission’s Izzi Local Government Area office located in Iboko, was set ablaze on Sunday morning.

The incident occurred around 10 am when some unidentified persons set the entire building ablaze,” said Okoye.

He said although no casualties resulted from the attack, “the main building and all the movable and immovable items inside it were destroyed.

“These include 340 ballot boxes, 130 voting cubicles, 14 electric power generators, large water storage tanks, assorted office furniture and fixtures and yet-to-be-determined quantities of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs).

However, the Commission said the Nigerian Police Force have commenced full investigation into the incident.

This is the third attack on Local Government INEC offices within the space of three weeks, following previous attacks in Ogun and Osun States.