Thugs burn down INEC office in Kogi

The office of the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC)
in Dekina Local Government Area of
Kogi State was on Friday set ablaze by
persons believed to be political thugs,
reports The Nation.
The incident is coming just about 24
hours to the conduct of the
governorship supplementary election in
the state.
21 out of the 91 polling units where
the election would be held are in
Dekina.
According to eyewitnesses, the thugs
invaded the office at about 05:00am
and set it on fire in anger.
It was not immediately clear if the
voting materials that would be used in
Saturday’s poll were in the office.
Read more at The Nation.