An attempt by armed men to set the Enugu Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ablaze was foiled by the police and other security agencies on Sunday night, May 16.
A statement by the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said the State Fire Service personnel, responded to calls put across to them and helped in quenching the fire already set on four (4) vehicles and two (2) cushions within the office premises.
He said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, who immediately raced to the scene alongside heads of other security agencies in the state, has ordered reinforced security within the precincts of the office.
He has also asked for a full-scale investigation to unravel the mystery behind the act as well as fish out the assailants.
Ndukwe added that the police boss asked law-abiding citizens of the state to remain vigilant and promptly volunteer useful information that would help the police in the investigation.
The incident happened barely one week after the agency’s office in Obollo-Afor, Udenu was razed.
