{"id":37609,"date":"2021-05-24T16:04:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=37609"},"modified":"2021-05-24T16:04:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:04:56","slug":"fire-guts-another-inec-office-in-enugu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/24\/fire-guts-another-inec-office-in-enugu\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire guts another INEC office in Enugu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze-South local government Area of Enugu State was on Sunday gutted by fire.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Romanus Ezekwueme, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the local government confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, I was on duty with some neighborhood security around 11 pm on Sunday when we saw the flame coming out from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/24\/photos-unknown-gunmen-attack-inec-secretariat-police-division-in-anambra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INEC office<\/a> and immediately rushed to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe broke the gate of INEC office because it was locked, only to see that fire has started from the store room in INEC building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe immediately made a distress call to Nsukka and Udenu fire service who came and helped us to quench the fire,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The CSO said the intervention of the fire men prevented the fire from spreading to other parts of the building.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is only the store in INEC building that was completely razed down by fire,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the incident, Mr Andy Omeje, the Chairman of Igboeze-South LG also confirmed the fire incident and thanked the fire but said only the store in INEC office was affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the fire service for their intervention that prevented the fire from spreading to other rooms in the building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was called last night that INEC building was on fire, I rushed to the Local Government secretariat where the building is located, I was there till the fire was quenched before I left,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The LG boss however, expressed concern that INEC officials had continued to deny security men access to the compound at night by locking up the gate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to know when hoodlums strike so that they can work together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night, when the fire incident started, it was difficult for neighborhood security to gain access to INEC compound; they have to force the gate open in order to help to stop the fire,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mrs Lorretta Uroko, the INEC Electoral Officer in Igboeze-South LG confirmed the incident but declined to make further comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not comment on this issue until I get permission from my Resident Electoral Commissioner in the headquarters in Enugu,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Also when contacted, Mr Okwudili Ohaa the Enugu State Chief Fire Officer confirmed the incident and said the service got the distress call around 11pm on Sunday and rushed to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Ohaa said the firemen were able to stop the fire from spreading to other rooms in the INEC office.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is only the store room that burnt completely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the cause of the fire was yet unknown but advised residents to always have fire extinguisher in their homes and offices as well as switched off electrical appliances when they were not around.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer in Enugu, Mr Daniel Ndukwe failed as he did not pick calls from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).<\/p>\n<p>NAN recalled that, INEC office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu LGA was razed down on May 13 and on May 16, INEC headquarters in Enugu was attacked while vehicles and part of the building were razed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Igboeze-South local government Area of Enugu State was on Sunday gutted by fire. Mr Romanus Ezekwueme, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the local government confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday. 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