Fire guts INEC office
By Rasaq Adebayo
Fire has gutted the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Udenu Local Government Area of the Enugu State.
This was announced in a statement by the Enugu State Police Command on Friday.
The statement issued by the Command’s PPRO, Daniel Ndukwe said a distress call was received at Udenu Police Divisional Headquarters of Enugu State Command on Thursday at about 9:40 pm alleging that there was fire outbreak at the Obollo-Afor Office of the electoral body in the State.
He said that operatives attached to the Division immediately raced to the scene, while contacting Fire Service Office in the area to promptly put out the fire.
The statement read: “Preliminary investigation suggests that the fire, which was eventually put out before it could spread to other offices around the building, through the combined efforts of the State Fire Service, the Police and law-abiding citizens, may have been caused by power surge due to sudden power supply to the building.
“The State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu has ordered the cordoning off of the scene and launch of thorough investigation to further ascertain the actual cause of the fire outbreak and damages incurred.”
