No fewer than 25 persons lost their lives and 17 others are seriously injured when a bomb exploded on Wednesday. Two women disguised as men blew themselves up during morning prayers at a mosque in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, rescue officials said.
The attack happened at about 5:30 am in the Molai district of the city, which has been repeatedly targeted in the past by Boko Haram insurgents.
Borno State Emergency Management Agency spokesman Abdullahi Omar confirmed the blast while speaking to AFP: “There was an explosion in the mosque in Molai on the outskirts of the city.
“We’re waiting for our response team to be back and then give us the details before we can issue any statement.” But a source at the agency added: “This morning just before prayers two women disguised as men came by the mosque.
“One of them went in and joined the first row of the congregation and when the worshippers stood up for the prayers she detonated her explosives, killing several worshippers.
“While the others were trying to flee, the second woman who stood outside the mosque rushed in and set off her explosives in their midst.
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