The Oyo State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission has verified a fire incident at its office in Ibadan South East Local Government Area.
According statement released in Ibadan by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the state, Dr. Adeniran Tella, made it known to the press that the fire occurred around 10.30 am on Friday.
The REC stated that the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained but was assumed to have been triggered off by power surge.
He added that no life was lost; only logistic materials got burnt.
Tella added that the incident had no effect on the Saki West State Constituency re-run election coming up on February 3.
