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| Mutiu Agboke |
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Osun's Ede South Local Government Area was set on fire by unidentified assailants on Thursday.
Oluwaseun Osimosu, a spokesperson for INEC in Osun, told reporters that the attack had occurred.
Ms. Osimosu said that the Divisional Police Office in the Ede South council area, along with the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the state, Dr. Mutiu Agboke, had visited the scene of the occurrence for an on-the-spot evaluation.
In a similar vein, Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, claimed in a statement that the commission's headquarters had been informed of the attack on an INEC facility.
“The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun, Dr Mutiu Agboke, has reported that our office in Ede South local government area was attacked and set ablaze.
“The incident occurred in the early hours of this morning (Thursday) when some unidentified persons attacked the building and set a portion of it ablaze.
“Fortunately, the damage to the facility was limited to a section of the building, while only some furniture were destroyed.
“The attention of the Nigeria Police Force and other security and safety agencies has been drawn to the incident and they have commenced investigation.
“With just 106 days to the 2023 general elections, when the commission has commenced the movement of materials to our offices nationwide, these attacks are very worrisome indeed,” he said.
Mr Okoye, however, said that the commission would convene an emergency meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) on Friday to discuss what he called the disturbing trend.
(NAN)