The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given a lowdown on the level of damages its incurred in the attack on its local government office in Ogun.
Within Nigeria had reported how the commission’s office had been gutted by fire in the early hours of Thursday after suspected hoodlums torched the facility.
Festus Okoye, INEC’s commission for information and voter education, said important election materials were destroyed in the attack.
He disclosed over 65,000 uncollected PVCs were destroyed in the fire.
“The resident electoral commissioner (REC) for Ogun state, Dr. Niyi Ijalaiye, reported that our office in Abeokuta South local government area was attacked and set ablaze,” he said in a statement.
“The incident occurred around 1.15am when some unidentified persons overpowered the security personnel on duty and set the entire building ablaze.
“The main building and all the commission’s movable assets in the office were destroyed. They include 904 ballot boxes, 29 voting cubicles, 30 megaphones, 57 election bags, 8 electric power generators and 65,699 uncollected permanent voters cards (PVCs).”
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