JUST-IN: 340 Ballot Boxes, Others Destroyed As Arsonists Set INEC Office Ablaze In Ebonyi

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ebonyi State, Mrs Onyeka Pauline Ugochi, has reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office located in Iboko, Izzi local government area of the State, has been set ablaze on Sunday.

The incident, according to the Commission in a statement signed by a National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday evening, occurred around 10.00am when some unidentified persons set the entire INEC building ablaze.

Although no casualty 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 and other security agencies has been drawn to the incident and have commenced investigation.

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