The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the reported attack on one of its permanent voter cards (PVCs) collection centres in Osun will not deter it from conducting a free, fair and credible governorship election in the state.
Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Dayo Oketola, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
NAN reports that some suspected hoodlums had, on Sunday, stormed an INEC PVC collection centre located at Oyinlola DC School, Ward 2, Okuku, attacking staff members on duty and carting away electoral materials, including Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices and PVCs.
Mr Oketola, however, told NAN that the incident had been formally reported to the police, saying they had already commenced investigation into the incident.
“The Osun incident has been reported to the police. As we speak, it is already public knowledge that the police have started an investigation,” Mr Oketola said.
