Angry residents reportedly attacked a police station where the regional electoral commission has stored ballot boxes for the upcoming grass-root elections. They were allegedly angry of few polling stations compared to the large number of local population in the area.

Police used live bullets to disperse the angry residents, killing one protester and injuring three others.

Area regional police boss Ahmed Abdirahman Ilkaase confirmed the incident, saying that police dispersed locals trying to loot ballot boxes in the station. He said normalcy has now returned to the area.

Somaliland is due to hold grass-root elections and political temperature is said to be souring in the region ahead of the Wednesday elections.