A suicide bomber has detonated a bomb in a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state early today, October 23, as Muslims gathered at a mosque to observe morning prayers in the old GRA area in the troubled city.
Sahara Reporters stated that a yet to be determined number of worshippers have been killed.
The explosion was carried out by a suspected lone suicide bomber, whose two accomplices escaped, when some vigilant members of the community accosted them on their suspicious movements.
According to residents, the two explosions happened in Jiddari Polo area at about 5am when Muslims were performing the first congregational prayer of Friday.
Security personnel have cordoned the area while rescue and aide workers tried to evacuate corpses and wounded victims.
A spokesperson of the local Civilian-JTF, Abbas Gava, told newsmen that “it was two bomb explosion in a mosque in Jiddari Polo, very close to the Federal High Court complex. We are still trying to get the correct figure of casualties”.