FILE PHOTO: A victim of the double suicide bombing in Kano
At least 21 people have been killed and 32 were injured in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, a military source and a civilian joint task force member said.
According to coordinator Abba Aji of the civilian self-defense Vigilante Group, one bomber blew herself up inside the mosque and the second waited outside to detonate as survivors tried to escape.
At least 32 people were wounded and evacuated to the hospital, said Abdul Mohammed of the State Emergency Management Agency.
According to Umar Usman, a resident, he escaped the attack because he arrived the mosque late. “We were just a few meters away from the mosque when a loud bang erupted and all we could see was dark smoke and bodies littered around,” he told The Associated Press.
The mosque is in the Boko Haram stronghold of Umarari on the outskirts of the city that is the command center of the Nigerian military’s war against Boko Haram Islamic insurgents.
Several suicide bombers have exploded in recent months at roadblocks leading into the city manned by the military and vigilantes, indicating success in preventing attackers from reaching crowded areas.
It is the first attack on Maiduguri since December 28, when Boko Haram attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers, killing at least 50 people.
source=PmNewsNigeria
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