The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has again drawn the attention of the security agencies to attacks on INEC facilities for investigation and prosecution which is the 7th attack in five States of the Federation in the last four months.
National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye made this known in a statement on Sunday
Okoye said once again, the Commission expresses its concern on the consequences of what appears to be a systematic attack on its facilities across the country on the conduct of elections in particular and electoral activities in general.
He explained that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, Professor Sylvia Uchenna Agu, reported that INEC office in Oru West Local Government Area was attacked at about 4.00am today Sunday 4th December 2022.
He said the attack affected the Conference Room where office furniture and fittings were destroyed. However, other critical facilities were not affected.
SpyeTV News had reported that on Thursday 1st December 2022, our office in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State was also attacked.