BREAKING: INEC headquarters in Abuja is on fire

Days after the Corporate Affairs Commission headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, went up in flames, the Media Centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission additionally in Abuja has been gutted via fire.

Livenews Nigeria gathered that the incident affected the workplace of INEC’s Director of Voter Registry, Emmanuel Akem.

INEC said, “The furnace commenced at about 10:30am and was once shortly put out with the aid of a mixed crew of firefighters from the Federal Fire Service and the FCT Fire Service; assisted by means of officials of the National Emergency Management Agency.

“Apart from workplace equipment and the non-public consequences of the Voter Registry Director which had been misplaced to the fire incident, the operational potential of the commission has now not in any way been affected.”

The motive of the hearth is being investigated and anticipated to be made public in due course.