Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu speaks during a meeting with stakeholders and international election observers on the postponement of Nigeria's 2019 general elections in Abuja on February 16, 2019. Nigeria's electoral watchdog on February 16 postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. Kola Sulaimon / AFP
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu speaks during a meeting with stakeholders and international election observers on the postponement of Nigeria's 2019 general elections in Abuja on February 16, 2019. Nigeria's electoral watchdog on February 16 postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. Kola Sulaimon / AFP
An Independent National Electoral Commission office at Oriade Local Government Area in Osun state was attacked in the early hours of Sunday
The attack occurred hours after the conclusion of the presidential and senatorial elections in the state
The suspected hoodlums reportedly stormed the electoral office at about 3 am, shooting at the Commission’s office and destroying parts of its property.
Some of the items destroyed include ballot papers and boxes which were burnt and two generator sets.
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