GUNMEN ATTACK IMO INEC OFFICE, THREE KILLED

Gunmen on this morning launched an attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Part of the building was damaged after it was torched by a firebomb.

The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mike Abbatam, who confirmed the incident to correspondents saying three gunmen were killed while two firebombs were recovered from the scene.

This is happening eight days after an INEC office was attacked in Orlu Local Government Area of the state.

Suspected hoodlums had similarly torched the commission’s offices in Ebonyi, Osun and Ogun States within the past four weeks, sparking fears that some people were plotting to derail the conduct of the 2023 elections.

The Owerri attack, which was carried out around 3am this morning, was, however, repelled as three of the perpetrators, including their commander, were gunned down.