On Monday, about six vehicles were razed when hoodlums attacked the INEC office in Enugu State.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 19, 2021
Two offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi state have been burnt by unknown hoodlums in an apparent arson attack.
The incident which occurred on Tuesday night was the fourth of such attack on INEC facility in one week.
On Monday, about six vehicles were razed when hoodlums attacked the INEC office in Enugu State.
The attack which occurred late on Sunday night was the third on the Commission s facility in the state.
Also, on Sunday, May 2, one of its offices in Akwa Ibom State was set ablaze by unknown persons.
INEC Holding Emergency Meeting, Meets Security Chiefs Monday Over Recent Burning Of Offices
The commission in a message to SaharaReporters on Wednesday stated that at the end of the critical meeting, a decision as to the next line of action will be taken.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 19, 2021
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it is going to hold an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security with the security chiefs to “specifically discuss the solution to these unprovoked and unjustified attacks by arsonists” in the South-East region.
The commission in a message to SaharaReporters on Wednesday stated that at the end of the critical meeting, a decision as to the next line of action will be taken.
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Enugu State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was on Sunday night gutted by fire, most likely set by arsonists. The incid
5 Vehicles Burnt, INEC Headquarters Main Building Safe, Says Enugu Fire Chief
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Fire Officer of Enugu State, Mr Okwudili Ohaa, said timely intervention of Fire Service saved INEC headquarters from burning down completely.
Ohaa told the African Examiner in Enugu , that five INEC operational vehicles were completely burnt and one was partially burnt.
The fire, whose cause is yet to be identified, broke out at the INEC headquarters in Enugu, located at No. 1 Achi Street, Independent Layout, at about 9:30 p.m.
He said that fire-fighters from the state’s fire service were able to put off the fire at about 10:30 p.m.