The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State was during the early hours of Thursday torched by suspected hoodlums.
The office is located at Iyana Mortuary lll in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The hoodlums, numbering about eight reportedly scaled the perimeter fence, jumped into the premises, and set the INEC building on fire, The PUNCH reports
According to the report, the hoodlums soaked loaves of bread with petrol and threw same into the building at different angles to light up the INEC office.
Confirming the incident, the Ogun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Niyi Ijalaye, described the development as “shocking”.
“It is correct that our office was set on fire. The police are investigating. I do not know what to say. I’m in shock myself. We called the police and other security agencies at night. The fire brigade put the situation under control. The level of damage is still being assessed.
“It is very shocking and untoward. Security agencies are doing their very best. We are meeting again later today to come up with other strategies (toward securing our facilities),” he told The PUNCH.
