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Fire Outbreak at INEC Office in Abuja

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Pic 15. From left: National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu; INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood and another National Commissioner, Hajiya Amina Zakari, during INEC Budget Defence before the Senate Committee on INEC at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday (24/1/18). 00439/24/1/2018/Hogan Bassey/ICE/NAN

The Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja was on Friday morning engulfed by fire, Punch reports.

Details of the incident are sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the incident on Friday.

He said, “Yes, it’s true, there was a fire. I’m going to the office to find out what happened. I will get back to you.”

More to come…

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