Main building unaffected

The Chief Fire Officer of Enugu State, Mr Okwudili Ohaa, has disclosed that timely intervention of Fire Service officers saved the INEC headquarters from burning down completely.

Ohaa said  five INEC operational vehicles were completely burnt and one was partially burnt.

The cause of the fire which is yet to be ascertained, broke out at the INEC headquarters in Enugu, located at No. 1 Achi Street, Independent Layout, at about 9:30 p.m.

According to Ohaa, “Our timely intervention saved INEC headquarters Enugu from burning completely. We were able to quench the fire immediately as it tried to spread to the main building of the INEC Headquarters. It only gutted two seats, probably visitors seats at the corridors upstairs,’’ he said.

The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, disclosed on Sunday that he was on ground and taking control of the efforts to put off the fire.

Several calls made to INEC officials, especially the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), his deputies as well as INEC state Public Relations Officer was not answered.

Recall that that on May 13, there was a fire outbreak at the INEC area office located at Orba community in Udenu Local Government Area of the state at about 9:40 p.m, which police are currently investigating.

(NAN)