Hoodlums kill INEC official in Imo, vows 2023 election won’t hold
Some hoodlums, on Thursday, invaded Ihitte Uboma local government area in Imo state and gunned down staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Okorie Anthony, at the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration Exercise, CVR.
The Commission National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and education committee, Mr. Festus Okoye confirmed this in a statement in Owerri.
Festus Okoye said the incident occurred at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia ward (RA 02), as two other staff were still missing.
It was discovered from the online video that the hoodlums said they wanted to pass a message that the 2023 election will not be a reality.
According to INEC, “The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the continuous voter’s registration exercise in Ihette Uboma Local Government Area of Imo state.
“This is the sequel to the report of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Francis Ezeonu, to the effect that on the 14 April 2022, a staff of the commission Mr. Anthony Okorie, involved in the ongoing CVR, exercise was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia ward (RA 02) of Ihitte Uboma local government area of the state.
“The REC, further reported that the state office is making efforts to locate the whereabouts of two remaining staff involved in the registration.”
“Before this incident, the commission has suspended the CVR, in Orsu and Njaba local government areas of the state, on account of insecurity while the exercise is taking place only in the INEC LGA office in Oru East, Oru West, Orlu, and Ohaji/Egbema local government areas of the state,” he said.
Source: The Informant247 Naija News Today
