Another Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office has been attacked in Imo State.
According to a statement by Festus Okoye Esq. National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, the office, located in Isu Local Government Area (LGA) was attacked and vandalised by unknown persons.
Quoting a report by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Professor Sylvia Uchenna Agu, Okoye Esq., said that though the windows of the building were smashed and burglary proofs removed, the attackers, fortunately, could not access the building and, thus, “movable and immovable equipment as well as other materials were not removed or vandalised.”
Full text of the statement reads:
ATTACK ON OUR ISU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OFFICE OF IMO STATE
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Professor Sylvia Uchenna Agu, has reported that our office in Isu Local Government Area 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.
The incident has been reported to the Police and other security agencies for necessary action.
This is the fourth attack on INEC facilities in Imo State in less than three weeks following previous attacks on Orlu and Oru West Local Government Areas and the State Headquarters in Owerri.
