Another office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State was set ablaze by hoodlums on Sunday.
The INEC Resident Electoral Officer for Ebonyi, Onyeka Ugochi reported the fire incident, which occurred around 10.00am, to the necessary authorities.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Independent National Electoral Commission, Festus Okoye.
The statement read in part, “Although no casualties resulted from the attack, 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 online furniture and fixtures and yet-to-be-determined quantities of Permanent Voters’ Cards.
“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.”
