INED Office, Abuja
The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja, Nigeria, has been gutted by fire.
Confirming the fire outbreak to journalists on Friday in Abuja, the National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said the fire affected the Department of Electoral and Party Monitoring.
He said it was as a result of electrical faults in the office of the Director of Electoral and Party Monitoring located close to the Media Centre of the Commission, adding that it had been under control by the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service.
