Fire Guts Another INEC Headquarters In Enugu
The Chief Fire Officer of Enugu State, Mr Okwudili Ohaa,
said timely intervention of Fire Service saved INEC headquarters from burning
down completely.
Ohaa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on
Monday that five INEC operational vehicles were completely burnt and one was
partially burnt.
It was reported that the fire, whose cause is yet to be
identified, broke out at the INEC headquarters in Enugu, located at No. 1 Achi
Street, Independent Layout, at about 9:30 p.m.
He said that fire-fighters from the state’s fire service
were able to put off the fire at about 10:30 p.m.
Earlier, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed
Aliyu, told NAN at about 11p.m. on Sunday that he was on ground and taking
control of the efforts to put off the fire.
Several calls made to INEC officials, especially the state’s
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), his deputies as well as INEC state
Public Relations Officer was not answered.
Recall that on May 13, there was a fire outbreak at the INEC
area office located at Orba community in Udenu Local Government Area of the
state at about 9:40 p.m, which police are currently investigating.
