Unknown gunmen have burnt the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu South Local Government Area.
This was contained in a statement by the INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said that the incident occurred around 9.12pm yesterday, Sunday 15th January 2023.
The statement said that report of the incident was made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Enugu State, Dr. Chukwuemeka J. Chukwu.
It states further that during the attack, the security gatehouse was razed, but that the attackers could not gain access to the main building as a result of the rapid response from the Police and Army personnel from 82 Division.
The statement said that the attack is being investigated by the security agencies and that a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in Enugu State co-chaired by the REC and the Commissioner of Police has been convened to discuss the latest incident and design additional strategies of fortifying the offices and protecting the personnel and materials.
