Yet to be determined quantities of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs), 340 ballot boxes, 130 voting cubicles, 14 electric power generators, large water storage tanks, assorted office furniture and fixtures have been burnt in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi state.
This followed the razing of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Area office in the located government located in Iboko, by unidentified persons on Sunday morning.
Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and chairman Information and Voter Education Committee confirmed the incident in a statement released Sunday night.
The statement read:”The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ebonyi State, Mrs Onyeka Pauline Ugochi, reported that our Izzi Local Government Area office located in Iboko, was set ablaze this morning.
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“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).
“The attention of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies has been drawn to the incident and have commenced an investigation.
“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,” the statement read.
