Some unidentified hoodlums on Sunday, broke into the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abia state and set a...
Some unidentified hoodlums on Sunday, broke into the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abia state and set ablaze thousands of uncollected Permanent Voters' Cards, PVCs.
According to report, the hoodlums burnt over 15,000 uncollected PVCs as well as the register containing all the names of registered voters in the area.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Joseph Iloh, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday.
He said, the arsonists broke into the INEC’s office through the window.
Speaking further, "although the PVCs and the register were burnt, but the commission’s headquarters in Umuahia, the state capital, has the authentic list of registered voters.
Meanwhile, the Police command and security agency in the state has assured that it has launched an investigation into the matter and promised that the perpetrators of the dastardly act will be brought to book.
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