Ogbonna confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Sunday, adding that the fire occurred on Saturday night. He said that information available to the police showed that the fire started from the toilet and extended to the office, where the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were stored. The police spokesman said that some of the PVCs were already destroyed before the fire was eventually put out on Sunday morning. He said that the number of damaged PVCs had yet to be ascertained. It was further learnt that the number of burnt PVCs might not be less than 10,000, considering the heap of the items.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2019 19:18 UTC