The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it is still assessing the extent of damage on its State Office in Anambra after some hoodlums set the facility ablaze on Sunday.
Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, told newsmen in Awka on Monday that he could not speak with certainty for now on the extent of damage done to the facility.
Orji, however, confirmed that the Collation Centre and store block were completely razed down.
He also confirmed that six operational vehicles were burnt by the attackers, while the administrative block remains intact.
On the governorship election in the state scheduled for Nov. 6, Orji said that he would not comment on it because he was not in a position to do that.
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Chris Owolabi, while confirming the attack added that the arsonists were successfully repelled.
Owolabi also said that the hoodlums had attacked the nearby B Division of the Nigeria Police, where they were fiercely resisted after they had managed to set the charge room on fire with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
He then confirmed that three vehicles used by the hoodlums for the attack were intercepted while nine rifles, ammunition, and other items were recovered from them.
