Bomb explosions in one of the designated polling units in Enugu, early on Saturday morning, has thrown residents, including prospective voters, and Independent National Electoral Commission officials, into panic.
The incident occurred at WTC Primary School Polling Unit 1 in New Layout, where voting is billed to take place in the presidential and national assembly polls.
The bombs, believed to be improvised explosives devices, were concealed in a vehicle which was believed to have been parked near the polling center overnight.
The bombs were placed in a Honda Accord car with Abuja registration number KUJ 971LB.
The first explosion, which is believed to have gone off prematurely, attracted security agents, who quickly cordoned off the area.
Two other unexploded bombs were discovered in the vicinity, and were subsequently defused by the police anti-bomb unit.
Punch correspondent, who rushed to the area, witnessed the controlled explosion of the two bombs by the anti-bomb squad at 8.45am and 9.05am.
Reports also showed that there were no casualties but prospective voters and INEC officials who were there to participate in the election at the unit were in a state of panic.
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