Abuja: A blast at a Nigerian election office killed at least eight people on Friday while four others people were shot dead hours before parliamentary polls, government officials said.
The officials said six people were killed in the explosion in Suleja, on the northwestern edge of the capital Abuja while at least a dozen were injured.
“Six people have been confirmed dead. We don’t have much detail,” Marilyn Ogar, spokeswoman for the State Security Service (SSS), Reuters reported.
Nigerian officials said the blast was believed to have been caused by a bomb and there were several casualties.
Nigeria is due to hold parliamentary elections on Saturday, presidential elections a week later and governorship polls in its 36 states on April 26.
Human Rights Watch estimated that more than 85 people have been killed in political violence linked to party primaries and election campaigns since the start of November.
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