At least 25 people killed in election day attack by Boko Haram in Nigeria

ABUJA: At least 25 people were killed in an attack suspected to be a perpetration of Boko Haram on a community in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno early Saturday, the same day a crucial presidential election was held, an official of the West African country said.

Five persons sustained injuries in the same attack at Buratai community, located in the southern part of Borno, state governor Kashim Shettima told Xinhua in Maiduguri, capital of the province.

"I received report of the attack this morning. This attack is callous, wicked and cowardly," Shettima said after voting in Maiduguri.