Barely 24 hours after the state office of the Independent National Electoral commission, (INEC) was attack in Kogi State, gunmen have again attacked the residence of the resident electoral commissioner(REC) in the state.
According to INEC on its official Facebook page,the attack took place in the early hours of Friday, December 1, 2023, around 3.30am.
The armed men, were said to have engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until reinforcement arrived.
“While no lives were lost, property was destroyed in the ensuing gun battle. A team of combined security personnel have been deployed to protect the residence.This incident occurred a day after a mob besieged our state office” the statement reads.
INEC,however called on the authority to conduct a thorough investigation into the attack and also expressed the need for an enhanced security of its officials and assets in the state.
