558 BALLOT BOXES DESTROYED AS FIRE GUTS SOKOTO INEC OFFICE
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At least 558 ballot boxes were destroyed in a fire that engulfed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
According to a statement on Friday by Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, the fire may have been triggered by a sudden surge in the public power supply.
The statement revealed that the “fire started in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The entire building was damaged.
“Items destroyed include furniture and fixtures as well as movable electoral facilities, among them 558 ballot boxes, 186 voting enclosures, 186 election bags and various Registration Area Centre materials such as 12 large water tanks (1,000 litres), 400 sleeping mats and 300 plastic buckets.”
“The actual cause of the fire outbreak is being investigated by the security and safety agencies which have deployed their personnel to the facility. No injuries or fatalities were recorded.”
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