Nigeria, May 18 -- A resident identified as Sani Abdullahi was reportedly killed during the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday.

Daily Trust reported that the incident occurred amid protests over delays in the conduct of the primary election.

According to the newspaper, witnesses said the victim, a resident of Kasuwan Ali community, was allegedly hit by a stray bullet after soldiers intervened to disperse protesting youths at the venue.

A resident, Ibrahim Sale, told Daily Trust that tensions began after electoral officials failed to arrive for the exercise earlier scheduled for Saturday morning.

"The exercise was supposed to hold on Satu...