Benue Rec Confirms Attack On INEC Convoy On Gboko-Makurdi Road - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 24, 2019
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for BenueNentawe Yilwatda, has confirmed the attack on the commission’s convoy onGboko-Makurdi road by unknown gunmen on Saturday night.
Yilwatda told Journalists in the early hours of Sundayat the INEC headquarters Makurdi, that the Returning Officer for theGovernorship supplementary polls in Gboko Comfort Tuleun was hit by a bulletduring the attack.
He said an attack was launched on a convoy of INECpersonnel returning to Makurdi Collation Centre from Gboko local governmentarea after the close of the Governorship and State Assembly Supplementary pollsby unknown gunmen.
In the course of the attack on the convoy includingINEC permanent and ad hoc staff as well as security agencies at Tarka localgovernment Comfort Tuleun, the Gboko local government area Collation Officerfor the governorship election was hit by bullets and she is currently receivingtreatment.
”The wounded collation officer is from the FederalUniversity of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM).
”INEC regrets this unfortunate incident and calls on security agencies to work tirelessly to apprehend these miscreants and bring them to judgment. ”Meanwhile, as a result of this incident, the commission has no choice but to appoint Dr Joseph Mom of FUAM to replace the wounded official.”(NAN)