The Independent National Electoral Commission has confirmed the death of the commission’s ad-hoc staff in Rivers State during the presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday.
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said Amakiri Ibisaki, a female, was hit by a “stray bullet.”
“We have recorded the first fatality, an adhoc staff was hit by bullet,” Yakubu said.
“We condemn this attack and will forward a comprehensive report for security agencies to investigate,” he added
Meanwhile, the commission did not reveal if Ms Ibisaki was a corps member.
WuzupNaija reports that a large per cent INEC’s election duties staff are made up of university and polytechnic graduates undergoing a one-year compulsory national youth service.
The presidential and National Assembly elections have recorded more than 20 deaths so far across the country, with Rivers State the worst affected.
