At least two persons have been hospitalized after gunmen attacked officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.

INEC Chairman, Information, Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday.

He said two voter registration machines were damaged by the assailants during the attack

The statement revealed that the officers were attacked while on the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise at a Community Primary School Umuopu in Umuozzi Ward 19 in Enugu State.

He said, “The gunmen fired sporadically into the air to disperse registrants and registration officials. In the ensuing stampede, one of our staff sustained injuries and is receiving treatment in a hospital,” the statement read.

“Two voter registration machines and personal items of the staff such as mobile phones were lost.

“Consequently, Ward level registration of voters in Igboeze North is hereby suspended”.

According to Okoye, the Commission has reported the incident to police authorities in Enugu State to commence an investigation.

KingofAnambra:
Everything about Peter Obi campaign is lie. Np wonder they call him Him Tu Lie

ExplorerReturns:
But they are going house to house registering people in the north

ExplorerReturns:
But they are going house to house registering people in the north

IamWonderful:
Igbos demanding Money from igbos

omenka:
Exactly. And the idiots are trying to make it look like people from elsewhere are the ones doing the registration.

Across the country, vote registration are handled by indigenes. But your average Okoro would still want to pass the buck to northerners.

Spits.

Zikojukwu:
So omenka is not an Igbo person? So can't be honest enough to bear his tribal name? Nawa for nairaland Sha.






Spits!

omenka:
God forbid that I be Igbo. If I was born Igbo, I would have changed my tribe whichever way possible soon as I come into knowledge of the fact.

And only idiots who've never traveled out of their tiny little terror and erosion ravaged red mud enclave, and are totally ignorant of the world around them, would think Omenka is an exclusive ibow name.

You people irritate me with your ignorance, and it's a pity that ignorance is ubiquitous in Iboeland.

ghettokid1:
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inoki247:
lol this people and lie and attention


Let's say it's real na still dere people wan play dem street mak dem hide Cam record any staff demanding money from dem nd report them or call dem out online...

ExplorerReturns:
But they are going house to house registering people in the north

omenka:
God forbid that I be Igbo. If I was born Igbo, I would have changed my tribe whichever way possible soon as I come into knowledge of the fact.

And only idiots who've never traveled out of their tiny little terror and erosion ravaged red mud enclave, and are totally ignorant of the world around them, would think Omenka is an exclusive ibow name.

You people irritate me with your arrogant ignorance, and it's a pity that ignorance is ubiquitous in Iboeland.