The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra was on Sunday gutted by fire.
Confirming the incident to journalists, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State Command, Haruna Mohammed, said “the fire allegedly emanated from bush a burning.”
However, the extent of damage done is yet to be determined.
Mohammed said that on receiving a report, a police patrol team led by DPO Ogidi Division was dispatched to the scene of the fire and the Fire Service Department immediately contacted.
The PPRO also confirmed that no fewer than seven persons sustained varying degrees of injury in another fire incident at a residential building in Onitsha.
Source: NAN
