Computers containing voter registration data stolen

Europa 13:11 - 09 May 2016

A technician with the EC, Moses Tibillah said the office of the Commission was broken into through the window.

Four computers used by the Electoral Commission for the Limited Voter Registration exercise were on Sunday night stolen at Savelugu in the Northern region.

Confirming the incident to Accra-based Joy FM, a technician with the EC, Moses Tibillah said the office of the Commission was broken into through the window.

According to him, the wire mesh and three louvre blades in the window behind the office had been removed.

He said they noticed the incident when he and his team had come to the office to export the data gathered to the national headquarters of the EC in Accra.

When asked what will be the fate of documents on the stolen computers detailing voter registration data, Moses Timbilla said the biometric data was backed up on USB sticks.