Early this morning, a suicide bomber hit a Mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state, killing a yet to be determined number of Muslim worshippers during an early morning attack.
Eyewitnesses said that the blast occurred early today as Muslims gather at a Mosque to observe morning prayers in the old GRA area in the troubled city.
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A suicide bomber supposed to be a member of the deadly Boko Haram sect has attacked a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno state.
The onslaught occurred early today, October 23, as Muslims gather at a mosque to observe morning prayers in the old GRA area in the troubled city.
According to Sahara Reporters a yet to be determined number of Muslim worshippers have been killed.
Premium Times reports that two explosions, according to residents 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”.
