BEVERLY HILLS, April 19, (THEWILL) – Three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) died in a fatal road accident on Sunday while on an assignment in Borno State.
The commission, in a statement on Monday by its Spokesman, Festus Okoye, said: “On Sunday 18th April 2021, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the State, Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim, informed the Commission that an Electoral Officer (EO) and some Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs) travelling from some Local Government Areas to Maiduguri for a special training ahead of the conversion of Voting Points into Polling Units were involved in the accident.
“Unfortunately, three staff: Adamu Mohammed (EO, Biu LGA), Abubakar Hamma Joda and Suleiman Umar (AEOs, Damboa LGA) lost their lives while five others sustained injuries.”
Okoye further stated that the injured staff members were receiving treatment in a Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri.
He said the deceased staff, who were indigenes of Adamawa State, would be buried on Monday 19th April in Yola.
Okoye stated that the Supervising National Commissioner for Borno, Adamawa and Taraba States, AVM Ahmed Tijjani Mu’azu (rtd), would represent the commission at their funeral
“The three staff died in the course of national assignment. While praying for the repose of their souls, the Commission extends its condolence to their families and wishes the injured staff speedy recovery,” Okoye said.
