The Electoral Commission (EC) office in Damongo, Savannah Region, was set on fire this afternoon amid rising tensions during the collation of election results.
According to reports, the incident is believed to have been sparked by a group of youth allegedly affiliated with the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
It is also believed that, the group demanded the Electoral Commission prioritize declaring the parliamentary results before addressing the presidential results.
However, the EC’s decision to focus on the presidential collation first reportedly angered the agitated crowd.
The situation quickly escalated, ultimately leading to the burning of the EC office.
According to an eyewitness, all electoral materials inside the building were destroyed in the fire.
“They found their way to the collation centre two times and on the third, overpowered the police, entered and vandalised any electoral materials from the EC office”.
“On their first two visits, they met the military on the premises and were sacked. However, since the military was later driven away, they overpowered the police and had their way,” he explained.
The eyewitness further stated that the group also vandalized other offices within the building, adding that, personal property, including a motorbike on the premises, was set ablaze.
“Beyond this, they went and set fire to the store room of the EC. Every material inside the store room has been burnt down” he emphasized.
