BREAKING NEWS: Female INEC ad-hoc staff dies in accident in Benue

 
A female ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benue state on election duty to Oju Local Government Area (LGA) of the state on Saturday lost her life on her way to her duty post.

Daily Independent gathered that the lady lost her life in a bike accident in one of the rural areas of the state.
However as at press time, we were yet to establish the identity of the deceased.

But, the state INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Istifanus Dafwang who confirmed the incident said the lady is a polling officer in Oju LGA of the state.

According to him, “The girl is an ad hoc staff and a Polling Officer. She died this (Saturday) morning while on her way to the polling unit from motorbike accident. The Okada man is however in the hospital”.

He stated that he was still expecting the particulars of the deceased from the Supervisor in charge of Oju to enable him contact her family.