6 Killed, 17 injured in another Maiduguri Mosque bombing
6 Killed, 17 injured in another Maiduguri Mosque bombing
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.