Armed hoodlums have set ablaze all electoral materials for Mbalom ward in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State.
The hoodlums shot in the air before setting RCM Primary School Aya on fire.
The electoral officer for the local government area, Ngunan Yongo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by telephone.
Mrs Yongo said the materials were yet to be distributed to polling units in the ward when the attack occurred.
There were no human casualties in the incident.
The electoral officer said the final decision over the conduct of elections in the area would be communicated later.
A senior INEC staff, Thaddeus Ujah, also confirmed the early morning attack.
“Right now I can’t say anything, I am overwhelmed; we were not expecting anything of that nature. I am short of words. I can’t see some of my people, they ran into the bush, some of them got injured.
“For me, the most important thing to me now is to get those people and take them back,” Mr Ujah said.
