The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) in Isu LGA of Imo state has been attacked.
Festus Okoye, INEC’s commissioner for information and voter
education, said this in a statement on Wednesday.
The development is the latest in a series of recent attacks
on INEC facilities across the country, which has also seen the commission’s
offices in Osun, Ogun, Ebonyi, and other Imo LGAs set ablaze.
Thousands of permanent voter cards (PVCs), ballot boxes, and
other election materials have been destroyed in previous attacks.
Okoye said Sylvia Agu, the resident electoral commissioner
for the state, reported to the commission that the Isu office was vandalised in
the early hours of Tuesday.
“Eight windows were smashed, and burglary proofs removed.
Fortunately, the attackers could not access the building. Movable and immovable
equipment as well as other materials were not removed or vandalised,” the
statement reads.
“However, as a precautionary measure, critical materials
such as ballot boxes and voting cubicles have been evacuated to another INEC
facility for safekeeping.
“Similarly, all
uncollected PVCs have been secured while security will be deployed to ensure
the continuous collection of the cards by registered voters in the same
premises.
“The incident has been reported to the Police and other
security agencies for necessary action.
“This is the fourth attack on INEC facilities in Imo State
in less than three weeks following previous attacks on Orlu and Oru West Local
Government Areas and the State Headquarters in Owerri.”
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