The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Izzi Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, has been burnt down by suspected arsonists.
Newsbreak.ng reports that the incident occurred around 10.00 am on Sunday when some unidentified persons set the entire building ablaze,
INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the development in a statement.
“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 office furniture and fixtures, and yet-to-be-determined quantities of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs).
“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,” Okoye said.
This news medium understands that security agencies have been informed about the most recent incident and investigation has started.
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