Enugu: Voter Registration Suffers Setback As Gunmen Attack INEC Officials
Written by on July 14, 2022
Gunmen have attacked officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State resulting in the suspension of Voter Registration in the affected areas.
The attack led to two voter registration machines and personal items of the staff such as mobile phones being lost.
INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the attack via a statement issued on Thursday.
He said electoral officials were involved in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise before gunmen stormed the Community Primary School Umuopu in Umuozzi Ward 19 in the South-Eastern state.
After the Administrative Secretary in Enugu State, Mr. Jude Okwuonu reported the incident to INEC Headquarters, the commission decided to suspend the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the affected area.
According to Okoye, the commission has reported the incident to police authorities in Enugu State to commence an investigation.
Attacks on INEC facilities have been frequent in the South-East as the nation prepares for the general elections in seven months’ time.
On July 3, arsonists attacked the INEC office in Ogboeze North Local Government Area and burnt down the facility.
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