By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri
Owerri (Precise Post) – The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Orlu, Imo state, has been gutted by fire.
It was gathered in Owerri, that the incident which happened on Sunday night, for now, has been linked to indiscriminate bush burning.
However, the Public Relations Officer, PRO, INEC, Emmanulla Opara, who confirmed this added that the source of the inferno has not been known to INEC.
Opara said: “Yes, there was a fire incident it happened on Sunday, but we don’t have extent of damages because I have not been there.”
The Head of Fire service in Imo state, Mr Japhate Okereofor, confirmed the incident and said that “It happened very late in the night and that he has only one driver at Orlu fire service station.” (Vanguard)
