Three adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benue
State were reported to have died, in the course of election
duties in the state. The Resident Commissioner of INEC in the
state, Prof. Istfanus Dafwang, made this known yesterday
while briefing reporters at the state headquarters of INEC in
Makurdi.
Prof. Dafwang said the commission also recorded the
destruction of its materials at an unnamed location in Guma
local government area of the state. He said amongst the dead
was a female ad-hoc staff who died on Saturday morning in
an accident at Oju local government area, while on her way to
her duty post.
“She was being taken by a motorcycle rider to her unit and he
was probably over-speeding when the front of the bike
apparently pulled off leading to the gahstly accident that
claimed her life.
“The other two died Sunday morning in an accident on their
way back to Makurdi from Vandeikya where they took part in
the conduct of the elections,” he said. Prof. Dafwang, who
acknowledged that the exercise went on peacefully across the
state, however, called for prayers to ensure that the coming
governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections went
without hitches.
At the time of this report, collation of results were still
ongoing at Makurdi INEC office.
