The Independent National Electoral Commission says no casualty was reported at the fire incident that gutted its office in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area of  Zamfara.

The commission disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Tuesday.

Mr Okoye said the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Zamfara, Sa’idu Ahmed, reported that INEC office in Kauran Namoda LGA was gutted by fire. He said the incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Monday.

“No casualties were reported while critical materials such as Permanent Voters’ Cards and registration machines for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration  exercise stored in fireproof were saved.

“However, the building was extensively damaged. A number of fixed and movable office furniture were destroyed in spite of the best effort of the Zamfara  Fire Service and the spirited efforts of good Samaritans to contain the inferno.”

Mr Okoye said the attention of the Nigeria Police had been drawn to the incident, adding that the police and fire service had commenced investigations into the cause of the fire and advise the commission for further action.

(NAN)