The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akure, Ondo state was this evening gutted by fire which started at about 7.30pm.
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Over 5000 card readers have been destroyed in the inferno.
With the cause of the outbreak unknown, men of the fire service are yet to arrive at the scene.
The Ondo State fire service is less than 500 meters from the commission.