INEC official discovered dead in Anambra.

Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports

Duruocha Osita Joel, an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) official who went missing in Anambra State, has been found dead. The late Duruocha’s body was discovered dumped along the Isu-Aniocha-Urum road in Awka North Local Government Area. Duruocha was a Principal Executive Officer II on Grade Level 10 prior to his tragic death.

“On Wednesday, 28th September 2022, the Commission’s Administrative Secretary in Anambra State, Mr. Okwuonu Jude, reported the disappearance of a staff, Mr. Duruocha Osita Joel, a Principal Executive Officer II on Grade Level 10,” said Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee.

“On Thursday, September 29th, the Administrative Secretary informed the Commission that Mr. Duruocha’s dead body was discovered along the Isu-Aniocha-Urum road in Anambra State’s Awka North Local Government Area, where unknown persons dumped him.” Other Commission employees, Duruocha’s brother, and the police have evacuated the body and deposited it in the morgue.

The police and other security agencies have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Duruocha’s disappearance and death.”