{"id":228299,"date":"2022-11-11T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=228299"},"modified":"2022-11-11T04:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T03:40:00","slug":"2023-inec-to-hold-emergency-security-meeting-amid-fresh-attacks-on-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/11\/2023-inec-to-hold-emergency-security-meeting-amid-fresh-attacks-on-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: INEC to hold emergency security meeting amid fresh attacks on facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday summoned an emergency security meeting over renewed attacks on its offices in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye made the disclosure in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, the Commission received two disturbing reports of attacks on our Local Government offices in Ogun and Osun States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He said the incident occurred around 1:15am when some unidentified persons overpowered the security personnel on duty and set the entire building ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the main building and all the Commission\u2019s movable assets in the office were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey include 904 ballot boxes, 29 voting cubicles, 30 megaphones, 57 election bags, 8 electric power generators and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/10\/65000-uncollected-pvcs-destroyed-in-attack-on-our-ogun-office-inec\/\">65,699 uncollected Permanent Voters Cards<\/a> (PVCs)\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Dr. Mutiu Agboke, reported that the INEC office in Ede South Local Government Area was attacked and set ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday when some unidentified persons attacked the building and set a portion of it ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, the damage to our Ede South Local Government was limited to a section of the building and only some furniture items were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attention of the Nigeria Police Force and other security and safety agencies has been drawn to the incidents and they have commenced investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith just 106 days to the 2023 General Election when the Commission has commenced the movement of materials to our offices nationwide, these simultaneous attacks are very worrisome indeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimilarly, the rising incidents of attacks on supporters of various political parties since the commencement of campaign barely two months ago and the use of hate and incendiary language by some politicians are extremely disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccordingly, the Commission has convened an emergency meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) tomorrow Friday 11th November 2023 to discuss the disturbing trend\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday summoned an emergency security meeting over renewed attacks on its offices in some parts of the country. 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