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Some unknown persons in the early hours of Wednesday attacked and set ablaze two offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-east.
The offices are located at Ezza North and Izzi local government areas of the state.
INEC spokesperson in Ebonyi State, Cornelius Ali, confirmed the attack to reporters in Abakaliki.
Mr Ali said the fire destroyed power generating sets, voting cubicles and other materials in the affected facilities.
The commission’s officials in the state have visited the facilities to assess the level of damage, Mr Ali said.
He, however, allayed fears that the attack might jeopardise the forthcoming continuous voter registration exercise slated for June.