Overview
- The blast struck the Al-Adum mosque in Gamboru Market around 6 p.m. during evening prayers in Maiduguri, Borno state.
- Authorities report 5 dead and 35 injured, while mosque and militia leaders cite higher death tolls of 7 to 10.
- Investigators recovered pieces of a suspected suicide vest and are treating the incident as a likely suicide bombing.
- No group has claimed responsibility as police conduct explosive ordnance sweeps and cordon the area, and Governor Babagana Zulum condemns the attack.
- Casualties were taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and the State Specialist Hospital, and international NGOs warned staff to avoid the market district.