Suspected Islamist militants attacked a northeastern Nigerian city, forcing residents to flee the city just hours before the presidential polls opened.
According to the testimonies of some local residents, after the attack many families abandoned their houses running and hiding in the bushes.
According to a "Reuters" witness, some explosions have come from the city of Maiduguri, the capital of the neighboring state of Borno.
A year full of important appointments for Nigeria where, in addition to the presidential elections, a new federal legislature and the appointment of new state governors and legislators are scheduled for 2019, all events destined to take place in a climate of high tension given the threat and violence of Boko Haram with attacks carried out by the Islamic State, tensions in the east linked to Biafra and internal tensions between Muslims and Christians.