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Unknown gunmen have set ablaze the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu state.
It was reported that the incident happened at INEC office located at Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu South Local Government Area, LGA, Enugu State.
A security man was shot dead and part of the building was destroyed by the gunmen.
However, a source from the village told our correspondent that they quickly called the men of the Fire Service, who arrived quite on time but could not go near the premises to extinguish the fire due to the dead body they sited around.
“The building would not have been razed because we called the fire service men. But they were afraid of going inside because of the person that was shot dead.
“Everybody was really afraid. They felt the guys were still around. But we knew that the gunmen had left”, a villager said.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of INEC, Mr. Victor Okafor said the hoodlums only succeeded in burning the security house of the building, stressing that the commission’s materials were not affected by the fire.
He regretted that people still find pleasure in burning INEC facilities despite the efforts put in place by the commission to make people’s vote count in the forthcoming elections.