The attack was repelled by soldiers.
Mafa Town in Borno witnessed large turnout of voters on Saturday in spite of an attempted attack by the Boko Haram insurgents on Friday night.
A Civilian Joint Task Force, Bulama Goni, who witnessed the incident, said the Boko Haram truck entered the town by 6:15 pm, but was repelled by the high firepower of the military.The General Officer Commanding 7 Division, and Commander Sector 1, Operation Lafiya Dole, Bulama Biu, a Brigadier-General, confirmed the attack to NAN in an interview.
He said “troops are in the position to protect the voters, election workers and materials for the election in Mafa and other parts of the state. Independent National Electoral Commission Head of Election in Mafa, Musa Amsha, who briefed the GOC, said voting began at 8 a.m. in all the polling centres of the Local Government Area.
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