Problems with electronic card readers in a few districts has led to a second day of voting .

The deaths yesterday were caused by unknown gunmen.

The technical problems at 300 of the 150 000 polling stations affected card readers designed to prevent fraud.

The vote had been delayed by six weeks because of the insurgency by militants from the islamist group, Boko Haram.

Hours afters voting started, attacks were reported in north-eastern Gombe state, including incidents where gunmen opened fire on voters at polling stations.

The election could see the first democratic transfer of power in half a century.

The incumbent Goodluck Jonathan’s in a neck-and-neck battle with iron-fisted former military ruler Muhamadu Buhari.

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