The commission s office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State was gutted by fire late on Thursday, May 13, 2021. The fire was eventually extinguished by first responders who prevented it from spreading to other buildings in the area. Police authorities believe that the fire may have been caused by a power surge due to sudden power supply to the building, but investigations are ongoing. INEC said in a statement on Friday morning that electoral materials and office equipment were destroyed in the fire. The attention of the Police has been drawn to this yet another worrisome development for investigation, the commission said.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has once again announced that one of its offices Enugu State, South East Nigeria has been set ablaze. Barrister Festus Okoye, national commissioner & chairman, information and voter education committee, who disclosed this in a statement Friday morning said, “the spate of fire incidents involving the.The Advocate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold an emergency meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners across the states over attacks on its offices.
INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, adding that all RECs would be summoned in Abuja on May 19.
The Commission’s office in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State was set ablaze by hoodlums on Sunday night, a week after the Commission’s Headquarters in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, was also razed by unknown persons.
On Thursday, INEC’s office in Enugu was also involved in a fire incident. However, the remote cause of the inferno is yet unclear.
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Incessant attacks: INEC seeks measures to secure assets
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By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has called for urgent measures to stave off further attacks on its facilities across the country, lamenting that in less than two weeks, three of its offices in the Southeastern part of Nigeria have come under attacks by arsonists.
“The spate of fire incidents involving the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in some states of the Federation has unfortunately persisted”, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
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