Nigeria’s electoral body, INEC, has condemned the continuous attacks on its offices may affect the country’s electoral activities.
The commission noted with regret that its two offices located in Ezza north local government area and one in the state headquarters, Ebonyi was razed by unknown gunmen.
The INEC’s National Commissioner for Publicity and Chairman of Voter Education, Mr. Festus Okoye, made this known through the Commissions official Twitter handle.
INEC noted that the said offices were set ablaze on Tuesday night by unknown gunmen.
The statement reads: “Last night, Tuesday 18th May 2021, two INEC offices in Ebonyi and Ezza North Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State were burnt down by unidentified persons. No casualties but extensive damages to the building and facilities,”.
Okoye, had said in a statement on Tuesday that the attacks now portends danger for election-related activities
“As we categorically mentioned in our earlier statements, the spate of attacks on the Commission’s facilities portends danger to national electoral activities” he noted.
