Gunmen bomb INEC headquarters (PHOTOS)

<p><strong>Gunmen on Monday morning attacked and burnt the Imo state headquarters of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Independent National Electoral Commission &lpar;INEC&rpar;<&sol;a> located along Port Harcourt road in Owerri&comma; the state capital&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The attack happened between 2 am to 3 am&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The building of the Election and Political Party Monitoring Liason was attacked&comma; and part of the main building&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-18801" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;gunmen-imoo-768x576-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"576" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-18802" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;12&sol;gunmen-imo&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"350" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The gunmen who were in a convoy of more than five vehicles moved from the Okigwe road shooting sporadically and scaring the residents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Vehicles and offices were set ablaze&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Public Relations Officer &lpar;PRO&rpar;&comma; Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji&comma; confirmed the attack&period; She said security agents promptly responded&comma; neutralised the gunmen and recovered arms and ammunition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Three of the criminals were gunned down by the police&period; Their bodies were seen lying on the ground&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;