{"id":93960,"date":"2022-04-15T05:50:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T04:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93960"},"modified":"2022-04-15T05:50:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T04:50:19","slug":"unknown-gunmen-shot-dead-inec-staff-at-a-cvr-centre-in-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/unknown-gunmen-shot-dead-inec-staff-at-a-cvr-centre-in-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown Gunmen shot dead INEC staff at a CVR centre in Imo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1730105585789812011\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unknown gunmen on Thursday shot<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during a Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) exercise in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye Esq who disclosed this assault in a press statement in Abuja on Thursday also said that the commission has also suspended the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the suspension is sequel to a report by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Professor Emeka Ezeonu, to the effect on 14th of April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The report said one Mr. Nwokorie Anthony, a staff of the Imo State office of the Commission involved in the ongoing CVR exercise, was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia Ward (RA 02) of Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>The REC further reported that the State Office is making efforts to locate the whereabouts of the two remaining staff involved in the registration exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this incident, the Commission had suspended the CVR in Orsu and Njaba Local Government areas of the State on account of insecurity while the exercise is taking place only at the INEC LGA office in Oru East, Oru West, Orlu and Ohaji \u2013 Egbema Local Government Areas of the State.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission extended its condolences to the family of Nwokorie Anthony and prays that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.<\/p>\n<p>The INEC National Commissioner informed that the incident has been reported to security agencies to unravel the circumstances that led to this unfortunate incident and bring the culprits to justice.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission enjoined the President General of the various Town Unions in Imo State as well as all the critical stakeholders to protect staff of the Commission engaged in national assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Barrister Okoye added that the safety and security of staff is of paramount importance to the Commission, particularly with the devolution of the voter registration exercise beyond our State and Local Government Area offices nation in the determination to serve Nigerians better.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unknown gunmen on Thursday shot a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during a Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (CVR) exercise in Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area of Imo&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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