Panic ensued when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bori was gutted by fire.
The details of how the fire started are still a mystery but according to PM news, the fire started early on Friday morning.
The INEC office is located in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area in Ogoniland.
According to a witness, “the office has been substantially damaged by the fire.”
It was later confirmed by the spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Omoni Nnamdi who said, “I have received the report but don’t have details yet. I will provide details when I get to the office.”
A facebook user and Ogoni activist Kennedy Friday also posted the news on facebook saying “I have just received news this morning that the INEC office in Bori is on fire. The whole building is ablaze.”