Containers containing loads of smart card readers has been destroyed by a fire outbreak at a section of the Ondo State Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Akure.
It is not yet known what caused the fire. The fire service did not respond to call made to them during the outbreak which started at around 7:03pm on Thursday night.
An INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner who spoke to reporters at the scene of the incident, confirmed that it was indeed smart card readers that were mostly affected by the fire.
The fire service eventually showed up an hour later but their truck refused to work.
