Why Thugs Burnt INEC Offices in Nigeria Amid Vote Counting

Politics is getting hotter in Nigeria amid the ongoing vote tally. Various reactions have been drawn as some accuse the Independent National Election Commission of colluding with other parties to manipulate results.

For that reason, political thugs on Sunday night set ablaze the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.

Our correspondent leant the thugs working for one of the strong politicians in the area accused INEC officials of colluding with others to manipulate the collation of results.

The INEC office was set ablaze shortly after the collated result from the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area for Okigwe North Federal Constituency election had been moved out of the electoral commission’s office to Owerri.

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An eyewitness told our correspondent that security men could not stop the thugs.

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