Overview
- An explosion tore through the Al‑Adum Mosque around 18:00 local time during evening prayers in Maiduguri, Borno State.
- Police said a suspected suicide attacker detonated the device, leaving at least five people dead and about 35 injured.
- Officers cordoned off the area, bomb‑disposal teams were deployed, and casualties were transported to two hospitals.
- Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum condemned the blast as barbaric and inhuman, calling an assault on a mosque a desecration.
- No group had claimed responsibility as investigations continued, reflecting recurring strikes on places of worship in northeastern Nigeria.