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Some suspected hoodlums, in the early hours of today, burnt an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission at Iyana Mortuary in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
NewsmakersNG learnt that that the hoodlums, numbering about eight, gained access into the premises by scaling the perimeter before setting the building on fire.
It was further gathered that a security guard at the facility, identified as Azeez Hamzat, had made a distress call to the police around 1am alerting them to the fire incident.
The police from Ibara division reportedly contacted men of fire service in the state, who raced to the scene to put out the fire.
When contacted, the
Ogun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Niyi Ijalaye, confirmed the incident, describing it as shocking.
The REC said the situation was still being assessed.
He said, “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. The security agencies are doing their very best. We are meeting again later today to come up with other strategies.”
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, could not be reached for comments as of the time of filing this report.
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