Overview
- Police spokesman Nahum Daso confirmed the explosion and said an explosive ordnance disposal team was at the Gamboru Market mosque.
- Witnesses and security sources reported at least seven fatalities, while a mosque leader put the toll at eight with multiple wounded taken for treatment.
- The device detonated around 6 p.m. during Maghrib prayers inside the crowded mosque, according to eyewitness accounts.
- Investigators are examining whether the bomb was planted in the mosque or carried out by a suicide attacker, with no claim of responsibility.
- The attack renews concern over Boko Haram and ISWAP activity after a lull in major incidents in Maiduguri since 2021, and aid groups issued local security alerts.