The development was confirmed in a brief statement by INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.
Okoye disclosed that the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Enugu State, Emeka Ononamadu, reported that INEC’s Igboeze North Local Government Area office had been burnt.
According to the REC, the attack happened at about 11.48pm on Sunday.
The unknown persons were said to have overpowered the security guards, forced their way into the premises and set the building ablaze.
Although no casualties were reported, seven hundred and forty eight ballot boxes, two hundred and forty voting cubicles, office furniture and equipment were destroyed in spite of the best effort of the Enugu State Fire Service deployed from Nsukka.
Okoye also said the Commission is working to ascertain the status of voter registration machines for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise as well as uncollected Permanent Voters Cards locked up in the fireproof cabinet.
