The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters along Owerri-Port Harcourt road in Imo, came under heavy bombardment by gunmen in the wee hours of Monday, Quest Times can authoritatively report.
The gunmen reportedly threw grenades through the commission’s fence, destroying several offices and vehicles parked in the premises.
However, the police stationed at the INEC office engaged the gunmen in a heavy shootout, leaving three of the gunmen dead.
The Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, was yet to react to the development as of press time.
Quest Times understands that this is not the first time gunmen would be attacking the INEC office. The attack along Owerri-Port Harcourt road occurs barely a week after another INEC office was attacked in the Oru West Local Government Area of the same State.
Overall, this is the 8th attack on INEC facilities in five States of the Federation in the last four months.