INEC Chairman, Yabubu Mahmould
<p><strong>Some suspected thugs, in the early hours of Thursday, burnt an office of the <a href="http://Openlife.ng">Independent National Electoral Commission</a> at Iyana Mortuary lll in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital .</strong></p>
<p>The thugs numbering about eight reportedly scaled the perimeter fence, jumped into the premises and set the INEC building on fire from the back.</p>
<p>It was gathered that the hoodlums after invading the premises, soaked loaves of bread with petrol and threw same into the building at different angles to light up the INEC office.</p>
<p>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 on the fire incident.</p>
<p>The police from Ibara division reportedly mobilised detectives to the scene and later contacted men of fire service in the state , who raced to the scene to put out the fire.</p>
<p>When contacted, the Ogun INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Niyi Ijalaye confirmed the incident, describing it as shocking.</p>
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<p>The REC said the situation was still being assessed.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>“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.</p>
<p>“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 (toward securing our facilities).”</p>
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