At least five people have been killed in a bomb explosion in a packed mosque in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, a police spokesman has said. Nahum Daso told local media another 35 people were injured in the blast in the Gamboru market of Maiduguri, the state capital, during evening prayers. Unverified footage on social media appears to show the aftermath of the explosion, with people stood in a market area with dust particles in the air. No group has admitted carrying out the attack, but militants have previously targeted mosques and crowded places in the area with suicide attacks and improvised explosive devices (IED). Maiduguri has been central to an insurgency by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province. Military operations by Boko Haram to create an Islamic caliphate in Borno state began in 2009. Security measures against the group have failed to prevent sporadic attacks against civilians in north-east Nigeria.
Tragic Bomb Blast Claims Lives in Nigerian Mosque
Tragic Bomb Blast Claims Lives in Nigerian Mosque
A devastating bomb explosion occurred in a crowded mosque in Borno state, Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of five individuals and injuring many others during evening prayers.
A bomb explosion in a packed mosque in Gamboru market, Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, has left at least five people dead and 35 others injured. The attack happened amid evening prayers, marking another tragic incident in a region plagued by violence from militant groups. No group has claimed responsibility so far, but attacks on crowded places are a dismal trend in the area.
