Suspected Gunmen Raze Imo INEC Office, Police Quells Situation

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Gunmen have attacked the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, the Imo state capital.

The gunmen were said to have launched the attack on Monday morning.

Police officers stationed at the INEC office repelled the gunmen.

Three of the gunmen were said to have been killed during the attack.

Part of the building was damaged after it was torched by a firebomb.

The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mike Abbatam, who confirmed the incident, said three gunmen were killed while two firebombs were recovered from the scene.

Abattam said only three AK47 rifles and vehicles were recovered.

He stated;

“We killed three of the attackers and recovered three AK47 rifles and pump action guns. We also recovered two explosives and three of their vehicles.

Suspected hoodlums had similarly torched the commission’s offices in Ebonyi, Osun and Ogun States within the past four weeks, sparking fears that some people were plotting to derail the conduct of the 2023 elections.

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