The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday suffered another attack on its facilities as hoodlums invaded its Enugu headquarters at Independence layout and set its properties on fire.
The attack which occurred around 9:00 pm was reportedly done by persons numbering about 20 and happened four days after the office of the commission in Udenu local government council was set ablaze. Like in the case of Udenu, those who carried out the Enugu attack were neither arrested nor known. They escaped before help could come the way of the commission.
Our correspondent counted 14 vehicles parked inside the premises of the commission that were either completely burnt beyond recognition or vandalized. It was gathered that the timely arrival of men of the Federal and State Fire Services, saved the headquarters buildings.
The police while confirming the incident, however, claimed that only “four vehicles and two cushions within the office premises”, were set on fire, adding that the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, who rushed to the scene alongside heads of other security agencies in the state.
The commissioner has “ordered the emplacement of adequate security within the precincts of the office and launch of full scale investigation to unravel the mystery behind the act as well as fish out the assailants.”
