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The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ijebu-Jesa at Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State was on Sunday morning razed by hoodlums.
Reports said the incident occured at about 3am when thugs stormed the office, shooting and destroying property inside the premises.
Two generating sets, ballot papers and boxes were among items they destroyed.
Meanwhile, the INEC has declared candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Oriade/Obokun federal constituency, Hon. Oluwole Oke, winner of the Saturday National Assembly election.
The returning officer for the federal constituency, Prof. Rasaki Adebayo of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, who declared the result said Oke won with over 25 thousand votes against the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Siji Olamijulo, who polled over 19 thousand votes.