Reports coming in from Bauchi State revealed that gunmen in about six vehicles stormed a polling unit in Bagurun Primary School of Darazo local government area of Bauchi State, shooting sporadically into the air.
This was made known in a statement signed by the spokesman of the Bauchi State Police Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed, a copy obtained by News Agency of Nigeria.
It was gathered that the gunmen arrived at the polling unit and collated all election materials and set some of them ablaze.
“The timely intervention of combined security forces, comprising the Police and Army, forced the suspects to abandon their mission and escape to unknown destination. This enabled the electorate to put off the fire and save both the sensitive and non-sensitive materials. Normalcy was restored in the area and the electorate continued casting their votes unhindered under tight security,” Mohammed said.
Meanwhile, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks although the Boko Haram terrorists group had threatened to attack during elections in Northern Nigeria. There have also been reports of similar attacks in neighbouring Gombe.