The missing staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Anambra State, Mr Duruocha Osita Joel, has been found dead.
The deceased staff was on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, reported missing by the Commission’s Administrative Secretary in Anambra State, Mr Okwuonu Jude.
A statement on Friday by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said “On Thursday, 29th September, the Administrative Secretary further informed the Commission that Mr. Duruocha’s dead body was found along Isu-Aniocha-Urum road in Awka North Local Government Arca of Anambra State, where unknown persons dumped him”.
Okoye in the statement announcing the passage of the Commission’s staff stated further that “Other staff members of the Commission, Duruocha’s brother and the Police have evacuated the body and deposited same in the morgue. The Police and other security agencies have commenced an investigation to determine the circumstances that led to Duruocha’s disappearance and eventual death”.
Until his death, Duruocha Osita Joel was a Principal Executive Officer II on Grade Level 10 in the Commission.
