The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu State, was on Sunday night gutted by fire barely one week after the office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu was razed.
The office is located at number 1 Achi Street by Agric Bank Bus stop in Independence Layout, Enugu.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview.
The commissioner, who did not respond to further questions, said that he was still at the scene of the incident to save the office from the disaster.
The Chief Fire Officer of Enugu state, Mr Okwudili Ohaa said timely intervention of Fire Service saved the INEC headquarters from burning down completely.
Ohaa said on Monday that five INEC operational vehicles were completely and one partially burnt.
He said that fire-fighters from the state’s fire service were able to put off the fire at about 10:30 p.m.
“Our timely intervention saved INEC headquarters Enugu from burning completely.
“We were able to quench the fire immediately as it tried to spread to the main building of the INEC Headquarters.
“It only gutted two seats, probably visitors seats at the corridors upstairs,’’ he said.
Earlier, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu at about 11p.m. on Sunday said that he was on ground and taking control of the efforts to put off the fire.
Several calls made to INEC officials, especially the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), his deputies as well as INEC state Public Relations Officer was not answered.
