On Sunday, some unidentified individuals set fire to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Izzi Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.
Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, made the announcement on Sunday.
Following attacks in Ogun and Osun States, this is the third attack on Local Government INEC offices in three weeks.
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The incident, which occurred at 10 a.m., burned down the main building and all of its moveable and immovable contents.
According to the statement, the materials that were burned included 340 ballot boxes, 130 voting booths, 14 electric power generators, big water storage tanks, other office furniture and fittings, and an unknown number of Permanent Voters’ Cards.
However, the Commission said the Nigerian Police Force have commenced full investigation into the incident.
The statement read, “The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ebonyi State, Mrs Onyeka Ugochi, reported that our Izzi Local Government Area office located in Iboko, was set ablaze this morning.
“The incident occurred around 10.00am when some unidentified persons set the entire building ablaze.
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“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.
“The attention of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies has been drawn to the incident and have commenced 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.”
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