Explosion rocks Anambra polling unit as Gunmen kill 2 in Gombe

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Bomb-Blast
Reports by Punch says less than an hour that a bomb exploded at a polling unit in Enugu, a similar incident has occurred in Awka, Anambra State.
 The Anambra explosion took place at Atom a polling unit at Umuokpara Primary School, Awka ward one.
Meanwhile Pulseng has also reported that Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly launched an attack on polling units in Gombe State leaving two people dead, residents say.

The attacks occurred today, March 28, in the Birin Bolawa and Birin Fulani areas of the state as residents were gathered to vote in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, AFP reports.

“We could hear the gunmen shouting, ‘Didn’t we warn you about staying away from (the) election?” an election official, who chose to remain anonymous said.

Boko Haram insurgents had earlier warned residents against voting during the elections and the sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau had also vowed to disrupt the polls.