Photos: See What Enemies Did To INEC Office In Owerri

Photos of what enemies did to INEC office, that is the office of Independent National Electoral Commission is giving many cause for concern.

The photos show attacks on the commission’s office in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye gave the update in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

The statement quotes the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Prof. Sylvia Uchenna Agu, as reporting that INEC State Headquarters office in Owerri was attacked by unknown gunmen, at about 3a.m on Monday Dec. 12.

“The attack affected the part of the building occupied by the Election and Party Monitoring (EPM) Department and one official utility vehicle (a Toyota Hilux pickup van) was burnt.

“The response of the security and emergency services (the Fire Service) curtailed further damage to the building and other assets of the commission.

“No critical election materials were destroyed. There were also no casualties involving staff of the commission.”

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Okoye, according to a NAN report,, reportedly said the attack was the  third  on the commission’s facilities in Imo in less than two weeks.

He said this followed the earlier attacks on its Orlu LGA office on Thursday, Dec. 1 and Oru West LGA office on Sunday Dec. 4.

“Our Imo headquarters is located in the centre of  Owerri, the state capital, between a court and the state secretariat.

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“This is therefore,  yet another systematic attack targetted at the commission’s assets across the country, more so on the day that the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) began  nationwide ahead of the 2023 general elections,” Okoye said.

The latest attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission is one too many, being close to the election, and given the implication of this to a transparent process.

See What Enemies Did To INEC Office photo credits: Vanguard, BBC, NAN