INEC Office In Ebonyi State Set Ablaze

Resident electoral commissioner (REC) for Ebonyi State, Mrs Onyeka Pauline Ugochi, has revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office at Izzi local government area office located in Iboko, has been set ablaze.

The incident according to the commission, in a statement yesterday made available to newsmen in Abuja, occurred around 10.00 am when some unidentified persons set the entire building ablaze.

Although no casualties resulted from the attack, INEC said 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).

“The attention of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies has been drawn to the incident and have commenced investigation.

“Sadly, this is the third attack on our local government offices in less than three weeks following similar attacks on our offices in Ogun and Osun States on 10th November, 2022,” INEC stated.