{"id":495,"date":"2021-09-19T16:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T15:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes557122118.wordpress.com\/2021\/09\/19\/enugu-inec-office-set-ablaze-by-arsonists-2\/"},"modified":"2021-09-19T16:13:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T15:13:30","slug":"enugu-inec-office-set-ablaze-by-arsonists-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/09\/19\/enugu-inec-office-set-ablaze-by-arsonists-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Enugu INEC Office Set Ablaze By Arsonists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Reports shows that a group of Arsonists has set the INEC office at Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State ablaze on Sunday.
The Chief Fire Officer in Enugu State, Okwudili Ohaa, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu.
Mr Ohaa said that a distress call was received by the Enugu State Fire Service at about 1.30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs usual, when we received the distress call our trucks and men at Ozalla Station quickly moved to the scene.
\u201cWe equally mobilised fire engines and fire fighters from Enugu metropolis.
\u201cOur prompt intervention saved the entire complex as only one office room was affected in the raging fire before it was extinguished,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Ohaa said the quick response of fire fighters gave credence to the establishment of fire stations in local government areas by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the development, it is important to note that the state\u2019s residents and infrastructure are now benefiting from massive investment of Gov. Ugwuanyi in building and equipping new fire stations throughout the state,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are feelers that the arsonists climbed through the perimeter fence to gain access to the INEC complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Efforts made by NAN to get the police and INEC officials to speak on the incident proved unsuccessful as they did not pick their calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arsonists had earlier in the year attacked the INEC Headquarters in Enugu State and the INEC office in Udenu Local Government Area of the state as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Premium Times<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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