The building housing the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Mgboko, headquarters of Obingwa Local Area Council in Abia State has been set ablaze by unidentified persons.
At the inspection of the scene, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, expressed shock at the magnitude of damage done to the building, describing the perpetrators as “enemies of the state”.
The governor urged the police and other law enforcement agencies to ensure the culprits were identified and made to face the wrath of the law.
He further urged the Police and the Army to tighten security in all INEC formations all over the state to forestall any such re-occurrence.
The Governor added that the tendency of some dissatisfied elements in the society to destroy public property, served as a big drawback to government's effort in bringing about the dividends of democracy, expressing his administration's resolve to maintain law and order in the state and protect lives and property.
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