The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that five people were killed while 35 others sustained injuries following a bomb blast at a mosque in Maiduguri on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly detonated by a suspected suicide bomber in the Gamborun area of the state capital.
DSP Nahum Daso, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Borno Command, made the confirmation in an interview with newsmen in Maiduguri.
Daso said the suspected bomber detonated an IED at 6:15 p.m. during congregational prayers around Gamborun area.
According to him, five persons died on the spot, while 35 others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
He said the injured victims were immediately evacuated to University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
