Two offices of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi State have been set ablaze by unidentified persons.
The offices are located in Ebonyi and Ezza North Local Government Areas of the state.
It was gathered that no casualties were recorded but there were extensive damages to the building and facilities.
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However, the Commission was yet to issue a full statement on the incident as at the time of filing this report.
The incident is happening a few hours before a meeting scheduled for Wednesday(today) between INEC and heads of security agencies over the attacks on the Commission’s offices.
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A breakdown of the incidents showed that the most affected states include Akwa Ibom (four), Abia (three) Anambra (two) and Imo (two).
Other states that witnessed fire incidents between February 2019 and May 2021 are Borno, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Kano, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers and Abuja.
This is a sign. I hope Nigerians can read the undertones of this arson attacks.