Military sources disclosed early today that a suicide bomber
blew himself up inside a Mosque during the morning Islamic ‘Subhi’ Prayers in
Maiduguri killing 6 persons while 17 others were injured.
Confirming the suicide attack, the National Emergency Management
Agency said its rescuers evacuated six dead bodies of the victims of the early
morning suicide bombing.
A senior health worker also confirmed that the 6 bodies have
been deposited in the mortuary, while the 17 other injured victims are being
treated in Specialist and teaching hospitals in Maiduguri.
The mosque is located behind Magistrate Court, Polo Area in
Maiduguri.
It was gathered that the explosion was carried out by a
suspected lone suicide bomber while his two accomplices escaped, when some
vigilant members of the community accosted them on their suspicious movements.
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