INEC headquarters in Enugu attacked, vehicles set ablaze
Raphael Ede, Enugu
Published 17 May 2021
Barely 48 hours after an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission was razed in Udenu Local Government of Enugu State, the state headquarters of the commission on Sunday night also went up in flames with some official vehicles destroyed as well.
It was learnt that hoodlums numbering about seven in a Mini-Bus stormed the premises of the commission located near Enugu State Broadcasting Service at Independence Layout and set fire to six Hilux vehicles, five of which were completely burnt. The sixth was partially destroyed.
They reportedly tried to set buildings in the premises ablaze but were resisted by armed security operatives guarding the premises. Some furniture in one of the offices were said to have caught fire before firefighters arrived.
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The fire incident comes three days after the INEC office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu LGA of the state
Mohammed Aliyu, the state commissioner of police who confirmed the incident, said the fire outbreak occurred on Sunday night.
“Yet to be identified armed miscreants on Sunday, May 16, at about 8:30 p.m., attempted to set the Enugu Headquarters of the INEC ablaze but were stiffly resisted by joint security operatives, who swiftly mobilised to the scene,” Aliyu said.
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“The Enugu State Fire Service personnel that promptly responded to calls helped in quenching the fire, which had already set on five vehicles and two cushions within the office complex.”
Enugu State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was on Sunday night gutted by fire, most likely set by arsonists. The incid
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