Certainly, Editor. Here’s a professionally rewritten version of the article, refined for publication:

Bandits Abduct Female INEC Staff En Route to Anambra Election Duty

LAGOS — Gunmen suspected to be bandits abducted several female staff of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday along Aloma Road in Kogi State, as they traveled from Abuja to Anambra for pre-election preparations ahead of the November governorship poll.

The victims, assigned to print voters’ registers and manage election materials, were traveling in a convoy when the assailants blocked the highway, fired warning shots, and shattered the vehicle’s windscreen, according to eyewitness accounts.

Though no one was struck by bullets, all occupants—including the driver and his wife—were forcibly taken.

The attack occurred near Ankpa Local Government Area and has intensified concerns over election security in the Southeast, where INEC deploys thousands of personnel for logistics and coordination.

Efforts to reach Kogi State Police spokesperson SP Williams Ovye Aherobo were unsuccessful and no statement from the police has been released at this time..

As Nigeria prepares for off-cycle elections, the incident underscores growing vulnerabilities in staff transportation amid the spread of banditry. The abduction raises urgent questions about safeguarding electoral workers and ensuring the integrity of the democratic process.