US EditionMosque Bombing in Nigeria Kills At Least 5, Injures 35
The attack targeted worshippers during Maghrib prayers, killing five and injuring 35 in Maiduguri, a city impacted by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency for over 15 years.
- On Dec 24, an explosion tore through Al‑Adum Juma'at Mosque at Gamboru market in Maiduguri, killing five worshippers and injuring 35, the Borno state police command said.
- No group immediately claimed responsibility for the Dec 24 attack, though Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province have long contested Maiduguri, Borno state.
- Witnesses and security sources said some counts put deaths at seven to eight, police spokesman Nahum Daso said an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team recovered suspected suicide vest fragments, and Malam Abuna Yusuf reported the bomber detonated during the first raka'at of Maghrib prayer.
- President Bola Tinubu ordered intensified security in Borno State, while Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, and security agencies secured the area, evacuated casualties to hospitals, and Vice‑President Shettima said new tactical teams track suspects.
- Analysts warn of an uptick in violence this year despite Maiduguri being calm since the last major attack in 2021.
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An explosion caused at least five deaths and 35 injuries in a mosque in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on 24 December 2025. The police and the army are talking about a probable suicide attack. The attack occurred in the evening, at the time of the evening prayer of 6pm. For more than 15 years, north-eastern Nigeria has been the epicentre of a jihadist insurrection that killed thousands and nearly two million displaced people. Boko Haram …
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Le Journal de QuebecThe bomb exploded inside the Al-Adum Juma'at Mosque, packed with faithful who had gathered for the evening prayer around 6 p.m. (7 p.m. GMT).
The police spokesman for the Borno State Command reported that the device exploded in the Gamboru market in the capital, Maiduguri.
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