Three staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) serving in Borno State have lost their lives in a ghastly road accident. The employees, comprising an Electoral Officer (EO) and some Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs), were reportedly travelling from some local councils to Maiduguri for a special training ahead of the conversion of voting points into polling units on Sunday. Confirming the incident yesterday, National the Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, stated that Adamu Mohammed (EO, Biu), Abubakar Joda and Suleiman Umar (AEOs, Damboa) lost their lives while five others sustained injuries. x According to Okoye, the injured staff members are receiving treatment at a specialist hospital in Maiduguri.