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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC's) office in Orlu, Imo state was on Monday, February 3, gutted by fire. According to reports, The fire was said to have started about 6 am from a nearby bush around the INEC office in Orlu local government area of Imo state. Sources said the fire may have been ignited by some farmers in the area and became uncontrollable as a result of the harmattan. Confirming the incident, the INEC's state spokesperson, Emmanuella Opara, the Police was yet to ascertain the level of damage and the remote cause. “Yes, we can confirm that the fire actually burnt the INEC office, but we can not say for sure the level of damage and what caused it because we are yet to visit the scene," Opara said. Also speaking, the state's fire service director, Japhet Okereafor, said he was aware of the incident. Okereafor also said that men of the fire service could not extinguish the fire because of the non-availability of a vehicle and the only driver we have was not around,” Okereafor said.

INEC office in Orlu, Imo state was razed down by fire the early hours of today. The cause of the fire couldn’t be ascertained and men of the fire service were not available to quench.#ImoState#CoalCityConnect pic.twitter.com/fq3R5MXWDK

— CoalCityConnect (@Coal_City) February 3, 2020