By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Wednesday razed down the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ojoto Community, in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to the security media outlet, Eons Intelligence, the INEC office was razed when the gunmen reportedly threw improvised explosive devices at the facility.
Although no lives were lost, some materials that were to be used for the 2023 elections were destroyed.
According to the National Commissioner and Chairman, of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, none of the sensitive electoral materials were affected as they were yet to be delivered to the area.
Okoye, however, said that items such as furniture, and other stationery were destroyed.
“Among the items lost to the inferno are 729 ballot boxes, 242 voting cubicles, 256 election bags, 11 megaphones, 1 electric power generator, and large quantities of indelible ink and liquid gum,”
Okoye stressed that the incident would not warrant the cancellation of the planned polls slated for the end of February 2023 in the area.
“Despite this despicable incident, the commission wishes to reassure the people of Idemili South LGA that contingency arrangements will be made to replace the materials and the Presidential and National Assembly elections will proceed on 25th February 2023 as scheduled, to be followed two weeks later by the State House of Assembly elections,” he said in a statement released on Wednesday.
