Ibadan, Nigeria (CNN) - separate bomb crack blasts through a polling station and a sorting center in northeastern Nigeria Saturday as Africa's most populous nation began in elections marred by violence and delays.
The first explosion occurred in a voting station in the city of Maiduguri, national emergency management agency spokesman said Yushau Shuaib. No deaths reported; the number of injuries was not yet known.
The second explosion in Maiduguri in the ABBA Ganaram sorting center, reported Shuaib said, adding that the explosion caused "serious victims." It was not immediately clear how many people died.
Also Shuaib said in Maiduguri, a government building armed young people afire.
A new election Chief promised "free and fair" elections this year, but the election has already related bombings, assassinations and logistical problems that delayed the vote plagued by been. Concerns are the continuing violence of could derail votes overall.
Nigerians began Saturday for the 360 House of representatives seats and 109 Senate vote. The staggered voting structure takes it back to the polls next Saturday for a President, and on 26 April a gubernatorial elections, vote vote.
Despite national and international pressure Nigeria's Electoral Commission had to off elections by a week after a nationwide logistics emergency setzen-- many were voting materials day in the country to vote and party logos were missing ballot papers.
It was a big setback, reminds of the problems described by the European Union as the worst anywhere had seen it rigging, violence, theft of ballot boxes and intimidation in the world with rampant vote Nigeria's 2007 election.
The legitimacy of the country trips now on the three rounds of polling.
On the eve of the vote, exploded a bomb in the independent National Electoral Commission Office in Abuja in Southwest Nigeria, officials said.
An official who was not authorized to speak on the record, said CNN, that killed eight people in the attack.
Shuaib said that more than seven people were seriously injured.
"We condemn this cowardly and dastardly action that seems designed to instill fear in Nigeria and makes their needs for the peaceful and credible elections," said the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, in a statement. "All these young Nigerians go our deepest sympathies to the families, lost their lives or were injured."
Human rights watch estimates that at least 85 people have been killed in political violence so far.
As a populous country in Africa and its largest oil producer, Nigeria is important. However, despite its enormous oil wealth, 80% of the population of less than 2 lives $ per day, according to the United Nations.
"" Make no mistake about: this test of honor is inevitably a collective for all Nigerians, "the independent National Electoral Commission said in a recent statement.""It is our national honor is and redefined our relevance in the Affairs of the modern world."
Separately on Friday a man was killed and another severely injured in an explosion in the northern city of Kaduna State news reports.
Police rushed to the scene and found not dynamite exploded there, according to Kaduna State Police Chief Haruna John, reported voice of Nigeria. They found more dynamite to a house belonging to he injured man, said the power outlet.
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