An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to have been planted in a mosque at the Gamboru Main Market in Maiduguri, Borno State, exploded this evening. The blast occurred at approximately 6:00 PM while worshippers were performing their Maghrib prayers.
Sources indicate that the mosque typically hosts a large number of people, including traders and customers who frequent the Gamboru market daily.
This explosion targeting a place of worship marks a significant security breach, as Maiduguri residents have not witnessed a bomb blast within the city for some time.
Attempts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Kenneth Daso, were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.
Details to follow…
