Fire has razed down the office of
the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday
in Obingwa Local Government Area,Aba, Abia State by unknown persons.
According
to eye-witnesses, the incident, which occurred at about 1.00p.m. yesterday,
razed the entire building, including the store and Electoral Officer’s office.
A
resident in the staff quarters at the council headquarters at Mgboko, who
declined to have his name on print, told Vanguard that they saw thick smoke emanating
from the INEC office and raised alarm, which attracted passers-by.
He added
that the fire would have burnt all the buildings, but for the timely
intervention of the council workers who quenched it.
“We came back from church and saw a thick smoke
around the INEC office. Before we could know what to do, security men had
cordoned off the area. The fire nearly spread to the Education and Social
Development buildings before it was put out
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