Overview
- The blast struck the Al-Adum Mosque around 6 p.m. local time as worshippers gathered for prayer.
- Police reported at least five dead and about 35 injured, with casualties taken to two hospitals.
- Officers sealed off the vicinity and deployed explosive ordnance disposal teams to secure the scene.
- Borno Governor Babagana Zulum condemned the strike as barbaric and a desecration of a house of worship.
- No organization had claimed responsibility, though Maiduguri has faced repeated violence linked to Boko Haram and ISWAP.