Hoodlums have razed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze-North local government area of Enugu State.
This came barely weeks after the INEC State Headquarters was attacked and vehicles and other valuables torched.
INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye disclosed this in an issued press statement yesterday in Abuja. According to him, the attack occurred on Sunday night, destroying about 748 ballot boxes and 240 voting cubicles in the process.
The statement partly reads: “Recall that on May 23, 2021, our office in the neighbouring Igboeze-South local government area was attacked in a similar manner by unknown gunmen. This followed earlier attacks on our Udenu LGA office on 13th May 2021 and the State Headquarters in Enugu on 16th May, 2021. The Commission has since substantially recovered from these attacks and resumed normal activities there, including the continuous voters registration (CVR) and collection of permanent voter’s cards (PVCs).
The Commission will continue to work with the security agencies and the emergency services to protect our facilities, the statement assured.
