The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State was on Sunday set ablaze by hoodlums.
This was disclosed in a statement by INEC’s National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Sunday, November 27.
According to him, the fire which started around 10.00 am destroyed
several Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and other valuable items.
The statement read,
“The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ebonyi State, Mrs Onyeka Ugochi, reported that our Izzi Local Government Area office located in Iboko, was set ablaze this morning.
“The incident occurred around 10.00am when some unidentified persons set the entire building ablaze.
“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).”he said
Okoye stated that security agencies have been informed about the incident and investigation has commenced..
“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
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