A section of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Office in Ijebu-Ijesha Oriade Local Government, in Osun has been gutted by fire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that some hoodlums suspected to be political thugs allegedly set a section of the building ablaze along with some election materials. Confirming the incident to NAN, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner, said it was a minor incident. “Some of our staff heading to the office met some yahoo-yahoo boys on their way. “The hoodlum thereafter poured the petrol on the generator on the election materials and set them ablaze.

Source: The Guardian February 24, 2019 09:22 UTC