A sudden power surge led to a fire at the INEC office in Ika North, Delta State, destroying over 700 ballot boxes and other election materials. The incident occurred on Monday, December 2, and resulted in no reported casualties.
Fire has destroyed the Independent National Electoral Commission office in the Ika North local government area of Delta State . The commission on Tuesday said the incident occurred on Monday, December 2.According to a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the fire was caused by a power surge from a public power supply. The statement said there were no casualties reported.
“The report indicates that the incident occurred in the afternoon of Monday 2nd December 2024 as a result of a sudden power surge following the restoration of the public power supply.“The stores’ section where petrol generators and other items were kept was completely razed.
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