Hoodlums set Abia council INEC office ablaze

Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State was on Sundayset on fire by yet to be identified hoodlums.

Sources within the area that confirmed the incident expressed fear that sensitive materials used in the conduct of 2015 general elections, including the ones used for the governorship elections may have been burnt by the fire.

But another source told our correspondent that although the level of damage was yet to be ascertained, the fire had already been put off.

Another account has it that the whole structure was engulfed, but the Abia State Fire Service is yet to comment on the incident.

Enabor Godwin, the state INEC Public Relations Officer when contacted by our correspondent said he was not aware of the incident, but the state Police Public Relations Officer, Onyeke Udeviotu Ezekiel confirmed the inferno.

Onyeke said he was yet to be briefed on the extent of damage to the INEC office in Obingwa, adding that investigation into the matter would soon comence.