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Fears Grows Over 2023 Polls As Fire Guts 19 INEC Offices
Fears Grows Over 2023 Polls As Fire Guts 19 INEC Offices
At least, 19 offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission have been gutted by fire in the last two years, findings revealed.
A breakdown of the fire 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 and Rivers. Abuja was also affected.
It was learnt that while 11 offices were burnt down by hoodlums, eight others were gutted by fire under mysterious circumstances or by electrical fault.
In all cases, however, no one has been prosecuted for the vandalism and arson.
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