The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the recent bombing of its facility in Ojoto, a community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east.

The INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday said the building was “substantially damaged” in the attack, and all furniture and other items were destroyed, including non-sensitive materials recently delivered in readiness for the 2023 general election.

The spokesperson, however, said the Permanent Voters’ Cards kept in the commission’s “fireproof cabinet” were not affected during the attack, which appeared coordinated given that a police facility in Nnobi was also attacked by the gunmen.

Okoye however assured that despite the attack, the commission would still go ahead with the 2023 general elections as planned.