Reports from Nigeria say an explosion hit a polling station during Saturday’s parliamentary elections.
The Associated Press news agency says one of its reporters saw the bodies of 10 victims of the blast in the city of Maiduguri, while the French News Agency, AFP, quoted a police source saying three people had been killed.
The National Emergency Management Agency acknowledged the explosion, but did not confirm any deaths.
On Friday, a bombing killed at least eight people at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in the city of Suleja, near the capital, Abuja.
Nigerians headed to the polls Saturday under tight security following the blast.
Nigeria has twice delayed parliamentary elections. Last week’s vote was cancelled because voting materials were not available.
In Borno state Friday, police say gunmen shot and killed four people as they prepared to distribute election materials. Police say one of those killed was an official from the ruling People’s Democratic Party.
Nigeria increased security measures ahead of Saturday’s vote with the Interior Ministry shutting down the nation’s land borders while police sent out additional street patrols and began restricting vehicle traffic. The military also is keeping watch around polling centers.
On Thursday, the electoral commission said ballots were still short in some areas, so polls would be closed in about 15 percent of Nigeria’s constituencies. The commission chairman did not say when those constituencies would vote.
Nigeria is scheduled to hold its presidential election on April 16 and state-level elections on April 26.
