Politics
PROF. Sylvia Uchenna Agu, resident electoral commissioner, REC, for Imo State, has reported that the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Orlu Local Government Area was attacked.
The incident occurred Thursday, December 1, according to a statement by Festus Okoye,
national commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Friday, December 2.
The building, which is undergoing extensive renovation following an earlier attack, was vandalised and partially set ablaze.
Three out of seven construction workers were abducted but later released, he said.
The damage would have been more extensive but for the quick response of the Nigeria Police which has deployed its personnel to the site, the statement said..
“This is one attack too many. The Commission once again expresses its concern over the spate of attacks on its facilities and the negative consequences on our preparations for the 2023 General Election,” it said.
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