At least five worshippers were killed and 35 others injured when a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside a mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigerias Borno state, during evening prayers, police said.
No group has claimed responsibility for Wednesdays attack, which comes amid heightened security concerns in Nigerias northeast, where Islamist insurgents Boko Haram and its ISWAP faction have waged a 15-year campaign of violence targeting civilians, mosques, and markets.
The blast at the Al-Adum mosque occurred at about 6pm local time as congregants gathered for evening worship. Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic as victims were rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and the State Specialist Hospital.
