Olayomi Koiki

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in the Sankara area of Ukum LGA in Benue State has been burnt down.

Sam Olumekun, INEC’s national commissioner and chairman for information and voter education committee, said the incident was reported by Sam Egwu, the state’s resident electoral commissioner (REC).

Olumekun said the youths in the area, who were protesting against the activities of bandits in the communities, attacked the INEC office and other government facilities around 2pm.

“Although no casualties were reported, the building has been extensively damaged. Office furniture and other movable and immovable materials, including 10 electric generators, 300 ballot boxes, and 270 voting cubicles, were destroyed in the attack,” the official said in a statement.

“The attention of security agencies has been drawn to the incident, and they have already deployed their personnel to the area.”

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