Staff of Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), Abuja, on Saturday
narrowly escaped death in Igbo Etche Ward 5,
in Etche Local Government Area (LGA) of
Rivers State.
The Information Communication Technology
(ICT) personnel deployed to
Rivers for the rerun legislative polls in Etche
was reportedly attacked
while fixing the Smart Card Reader, in the
morning in readiness for the
election when group of thugs stormed the
place and began to hit them with
sticks and machetes.
He later managed to escape and run to
safety.
The victim whose name could not be
ascertained as at the time of this
report, has since returned to INEC office in
Port Harcourt, on bandaged
angle and bruises on the face. He however
could not confirm the state of
his colleague who was not lucky to escape.
The INEC Supervisor for ward 14 was
reportedly abducted on arrival to
the ward, 8 am.
INEC staff who sent the signal to the Port
Harcourt office also said INEC official vehicle
they went with was also ceased by the
kidnappers.
