The victims had cast their votes and were reportedly waiting for vote counting when the hoodlums stormed the polling unit at about 7pm and started shooting indiscriminately.
Two voters who came out to vote on Saturday have been shot dead.
The two victims were fatally shot at their polling units in Benin, Edo State.
The victims, identified as Idahosa Festus and Elizabeth Osadebamwen, were killed on election day, Saturday, February 25, at their polling unit in Ogheghe, Sapele road.
The victims had cast their votes and were reportedly waiting for vote counting when the hoodlums stormed the polling unit at about 7pm and started shooting indiscriminately.
Friends have taken to Twitter to mourn the deceased.