By; SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
No fewer than five persons were reported to have sustained various degree of injuries while on queue to exercise their franchise to cast their votes.
The incident took place on Saturday behind Gwoza Hills or Manadara Hills, when a group of Boko Haram terrorists opened fire, targeting at a queue of voters on queue behind the Mandara Mountains Gwoza.
Security sources said that attackers suspected to be from the camp of Ali Ngulde, of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, Boko Haram faction, carried out the attack as the voters were about to start voting and in the process, injured five persons comprising of two women and three men.
Another security source said that the attack even disrupted voting voting process for some hours as the electorate scampered for safety with many injured in the process.
The sources further explained that the threat was repelled by the troops of the Nigerian Army who responded swiftly and chased the terrorists to the mountain.
It was gathered that normalcy was restored as people continued their voting exercise and calm has also returned to the area.
Gwoza is located about 135 km away from the state capital, Maiduguri, at the Southern part of Borno senatorial’; district and a former strong hold bolo Haram insurgents .
The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, in his comment on the attack, confirmed that it affected five people who sustained various degrees injuries and were trusted to the nearest health center for medical attention.
