A fire incident broke out at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Reports reaching Checkout Magazine has it that the incident happened despite the fact that the office of the fire service is adjacent to the INEC office, but the men on ground said there is no water to put out the inferno.
The fire gutted parts of the INEC office and razed the section where card readers are kept, according to the NATION.
An official of INEC told the NATION the incident was caused by electrical surge, as the card readers were always charged inside the place.
Another official said the fire started at about 8:13pm and affected the ICT unit of the INEC office.
INEC Commissioner in charge of Information and Voters Education, Festus Okoye, who spoke on the scene of the incident, said the fire affected the ICT section of the commission.
He said over 5,100 card readers were burnt, including the 1,000 card readers delivered to Ondo INEC from Osun State.
