#NigeriaDecides: What Borno Governor, Zulum Said After Voting

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, ensured his vote count on Saturday in the 2023 presidential and national assembly elections.

Naija News reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain exercised his civic responsibility at Ajari unit 006 in Mafa town, headquarters of Mafa local government area of Borno State.

Zulum had earlier escorted APC Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, to his polling unit to vote but met the absence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Governor immediately returned to his polling unit and voted at about 12pm. It was gathered that the APC chieftain drove from Maiduguri to Mafa, which is around 50 kilometres away from the state capital.

Addressing journalists shortly after voting, Governor Zulum said he was satisfied with the voting process at his unit, describing it as hitch-free.

Boko Haram Attack, Fired At Voters In Borno On Election Day

Meanwhile, there was palpable tension after Boko Haram terrorists opened fire at voters during the 2023 presidential and national assembly elections.

Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that at least five persons were shot at as the assailants targeted electorates from the Mandara Mountains in the Gwoza area of the state.

A counterinsurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, affirmed the sad development, noting that the attackers suspected to be from the camp of Ali Ngulde, a leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wahwa’l-Jihād, 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 males.

This news platform understands that Gwoza is located about 103 km South of the restive capital of Maiduguri. A security source who confided in Makama noted that the attack disrupted the voting process for some hours as the electorates scampered for safety, with many injured.

It was revealed, however, that troops of the Nigerian Army responded swiftly and chased the terrorists to the mountain.