Festus Okoye, the electoral body’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, confirmed the development in a statement released on Friday.

Okoye said in the statement that Okwuonu Jude, the Administrative Secretary of INEC in the state, had stated that Joel was missing.

Joel was a Principal Executive Officer II on Grade Level 10 before the tragic incident occured.

His body has been evacuated and the police have commenced investigation to unravel the circumstance that led to his death.

The statement read, “On Wednesday, September 28, 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.

“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 Area of Anambra State, where unknown persons dumped him.”