2023 Elections: Photos, Video Surface as INEC Office, Ballot Boxes, PVCs Go into Flames in Prominent State
- INEC's office in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state was burnt down on Sunday, November 27
- The incident was confirmed by INEC's spokesman, Festus Okoye, who reported that ballot boxes and PVCs were destroyed by the flames
- On behalf of the commission, Okoye alerted the Nigerian Police Force to begin an investigation into the attack
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Izzi LGA, Ebonyi state - For the third time in less than three weeks, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is reporting that its office has been destroyed by arsonists.
This time, the target was one of its buildings in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi state which was torched on Sunday, November 27.
Source: Twitter
According to INEC's national commissioner in charge of information and voter education Committee, Festus Okoye, the commission lost its moveable and immovable items in the office with the entire office completely burnt down.
Giving details of the destruction and calling the attention of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to it, Okoye said:
"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."
The INEC commissioner speaking in Abuja disclosed that the horrific incident occurred around 10am on Sunday.
Via its verified Twitter page, the commission shared photos and a video of its burnt office.
See the post below:
Tension as suspected thugs set fire on INEC office in southwest state
Some suspected thugs have set fire to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office at Iyana Mortuary in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
Around midnight on Wednesday, November 9, the thugs jumped the fence of the commission's building and set fire to it from the back.
How hoodlums attack INEC office in Ogun state
It was discovered that the hoodlums soaked loaves of bread with petrol, threw them into the building from different angles, and destroyed the INEC office.
Azeez Hamzat, who is the security guard at the facility, reportedly made a distress call to the police around 1am on Wednesday about the fire incident.
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