A fire incident has occurred at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Gwadabawa LGA office of Sokoto state.
A statement on Friday by Sam Olumekun, INEC national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, said the incident was reported by Hauwa Aliyu Kangiwa, the administrative secretary in charge of the state office.
Olumekun said the fire, which was caused by a sudden power surge, started in the early hours of the morning on February 11, 2025, damaging the entire building.
“Items destroyed include furniture and fixtures as well as movable electoral facilities, among them 558 ballot boxes, 186 voting enclosures (cubicles), 186 election bags and various Registration Area Centre (RAC) materials such as 12 large water tanks (1,000 litres), 400 sleeping mats and 300 plastic buckets,” the statement reads.
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”Preliminary report from our State office indicates that there was a sudden surge from public power supply before the incident.
“However, the actual cause of the fire outbreak is being investigated by the security and safety agencies which have deployed their personnel to the facility. No injuries or fatalities were recorded.”
The commissioner said INEC is making an effort to find an alternative temporary facility in the LGA so its activities are not completely disrupted.
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