Nwaorubi , Mbaitoli Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, south
east Nigeria has been gutted by fire.
Confirming the incident, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner
(REC) in Imo State, Gabriel Ada, quoted an eyewitness, saying the fire
started at about 1:30AM burning the whole building down including all
the sensitive and insensitive materials in the building.
He also noted that according to some of the staff present during the
incident, the fire was caused by generating set.
He however, said the fire did not affect all the card readers in the
area as they were kept in a safe place before the incident.
He noted that the fire incident might cause a little set back in the
area with regards to Saturday's governorship and state assembly
elections.
He, however, assured that the commission would ensure that everything
is put in place in order to ensure elections hold in the area on
Saturday.
The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem, in a
telephone conversation with Channels Television correspondent, said
some arrests have been made concerning the incident and investigations
are ongoing.
Mbaitoli Local Government Area is the home of the Deputy Governor of
the State, Prince Eze Madumere, and is said to have the largest INEC
wards in the state with 34 wards in the area.
--ChannelsTV
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