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Ondo Election; Boat Conveying INEC Staff, Election Sensitive Materials Capsize

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A boat transporting INEC sensitive materials and staff to the riverside areas of Ilaje communities in the Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo state for electoral purposes is reported to have capsized.

It was gathered that the boat conveying some ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff and sensitive materials in the area run into water tide.

However, it was revealed that no casualty was recorded as there was a swift intervention from the men of the Nigerian Navy patrol boat.

Meanwhile, when Mr. Tee-Leo Ikoro, the police public Relation Officer of the Command was contacted, he described the incident as minor and said all election materials were intact.

In his statement; “It happened but it was a minor mishap because there was no casualty, and nothing happened to the election materials, everything is intact.”

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