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Two voters killed in suspected Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria

Nigerians line up to elect new president. (Photo:AFP)

At least two people were killed in suspected Boko Haram attacks on polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents and an election official told AFP.

The attacks happened in the neighbouring villages of Birin Bolawa and Birin Fulani in the Nafada district of Gombe state, which has been repeatedly targeted by the Islamists.

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