gunmen attack residence of inec electoral commissioner in Kogi State

 Suspected gunmen on Friday attacked the residence of INEC’s resident electoral commissioner, Hale Longpet, in Lokoja, an official said.

Rotimi Oyekanmi, spokesman for INEC chairman, said this in Abuja on Friday, adding that  the incident occurred around 3:30 a.m.

There was  an exchanged of fire as the armed men engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until reinforcement arrived. 

While no lives were lost, property was destroyed in the ensuing gun battle.  A team of combined security personnel  were  deployed to protect the residence 

This incident occurred a day after a mob besieged the state inec office.

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