There was heavy shooting and bombardment on Monday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along PortHarcourt -Owerri Road located in Owerri the Imo state capital.

This followed the attack on the commission’s building by Gunmen who set the complex ablaze, destroying many things including vehicles within the area.

However, three of the Gunmen were killed by police during exchange of him battle while one of them was reportedly captured alive by policemen who rushed to the scene to repel the attack.

The attack was said to have happened at about 2am.

The Public Relations Officer, (PRO) of the commission in the state, Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji, confirmed the incident.

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She said only the office building of the Election and Political Party Monitoring Liason, was attacked and part of the main complex..

According to the PRO, “It happened. You can come and see things for yourself. Not all the offices were attacked but one side was completely down. The Election and Political Party Monitoring Liason, building was attacked and part of the main building.”

Eyewitnesses said the gunmen who were in a convoy of more than five vehicles “moved from the Okigwe road shooting sporadically and scaring the residents. Vehicles and offices were set ablaze by the hoodlums.”

The timely intervention of policemen who stormed the area to repel the attackers had saved the day.

The bodies of the hoodlums were seen lying on the ground.

Police were said to have recovered some arms and ammunition of the hoodlums after they were neutralised some of the Gunmen.

Recall that parts of Imo state including Orlu, Mbaitoli, Owerri, have in the past three days come I see heavy attacks by Gunmen suspected to be enforcing the give day Sit-At-Home directive by a fraction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by one Simon Ekpa.