Five injured as Boko Haram attacks Borno voters
The police command in Borno has confirmed that five persons sustained injuries in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in the Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Abdu Umar, confirmed the incident in an interview on Saturday in Maiduguri, the state capital.
He said the terrorists fired several gunshots targeting voters from the top of Mandara Mountains, adding that five persons sustained injuries in the attack.
Mr Umar said the victims comprised two females and three males.
“Efforts of the military within the area of responsibility helped in chasing the terrorists, forcing them to flee due to the superior firepower,” he said.
The CP said that normalcy has since been restored as the voting exercise continued while the victims were referred to the hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, the Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno (NECSOB) has expressed optimism about the turnout of voters in the presidential and National Assembly elections.
The group chairman, Bulama Abiso, who led a team of observers for the election, described the turnout as “encouraging”.
(NAN)
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