Attacks on INEC offices and personnel
There is no gainsaying that democracy is endangered in Nigeria. This is because institutions of governance are under ceaseless attacks by arsonists and gunmen. For some time now, after the gargantuan losses incurred during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests when scores of police stations, courts, and prisons were burnt or vandalised, there is now a resurgence of similar attacks in the South-East and South-South zones of the country. Unfortunately, the scope of the attacks has expanded to include the assets of the Independent National Electoral Commission. This newspaper in its last Friday, May 14, 2021 edition chronicled the number of INEC’s offices that have either been razed or attacked by hoodlums and it is very staggering. The number was then put at 19; that was before last Sunday’s attack on INEC’s state office in Enugu State where six operational vehicles were burnt. According to The PUNCH, a breakdown of the fire incidents showed that the most affected states include A...