The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suffered another attack on its facility, this time in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State.
This was made known by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, on Wednesday in Abuja.
This recent attack makes it the fourth time INEC facilities in Imo State will be under attack in less than three weeks following previous attacks on Orlu and Oru West Local Government Areas and the state headquarters in Owerri.
According to Okoye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Prof. Sylvia Uchenna Agu, reported that the office was attacked and vandalised.
The incident occurred at the early hours of Tuesday, 20th December 2022.
“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.
“However, as a precautionary measure, critical materials such as ballot boxes and voting cubicles have been evacuated to another INEC facility for safe keeping.
“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,” Okoye said.
Okoye told newsmen that the incident has been reported to the Police and other security agencies for necessary action.
